Jelescu Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Jelescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1391:144,44515,417
Moldova361:98,92711,954
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Jelescu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jelescu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jelescu is most common in Romania. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelescu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,159,732nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Jelescu live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name Jelescu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 144,445. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Dolj County, where 40 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 24 percent are found and Tulcea County, where 24 percent are found. Excluding Romania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Jelescu Last Name Statistics demography

Jelescu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.35% less than the national average, earning $24,444 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elescu921/
Jeleascou881/
Selescu8686/
Jilescu8629/
Jelezcu861/
Celescu861/
Eliscu77109/
Elyscu7731/
Celecu771/
Zeliscu7192/
Silescu7155/
Gilescu7132/
Elliscu7111/
Helesku7110/
Gelesku716/
Cälescu711/
Zelesku711/
Eleku67784/
Zhelesku6752/
Elicu6748/
Djelekou672/
Sailescu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jelescu
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