Jelev Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Jelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1551:22,9773,855
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Bulgaria321:218,09111,795
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Jelev Last Name Facts

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

Jelev (Arabic: جيليف) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelev? popularity and diffusion

Jelev is the 868,551st most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Jelev are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most common in Moldova, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 22,977. In Moldova Jelev is primarily concentrated in: Taraclia District, where 36 percent reside, Cantemir District, where 34 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Moldova this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 10 percent reside.

Jelev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jelev last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jelev earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.17% less than the national average, earning $23,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeleva91182/
Jellev918/
Jeliev911/
Elev89130/
Gelev80583/
Eleev80370/
Eleva80313/
Zelev80193/
Celev8029/
Selev8017/
Ejlev8011/
Jelov808/
Želev808/
Yelev803/
Jelef802/
Helev802/
Ehlev801/
Jeliv801/
Jelav801/
Zhelev737,673/
Zeleva73167/
Elleva73112/
Seleev73108/
Jeleap7362/
Jetleb7354/
Zeleev7344/
Seelev7335/
Seliev7323/
Chelev7319/
Jeleff7316/
Khelev7312/
Djelef7312/
Seylev7310/
Geleev739/
Højlev737/
Jellef735/
Elgeev734/
Jelepe733/
Jelipe733/
Ieleva733/
Yeleva733/
Zeliev732/
Seilev731/
Selevf731/
Dželev731/
Hellev731/
Gellev731/
Jehlep731/
Celeev731/
Heleev731/
Jelliv731/
Jelova731/
Zselev731/
Gelevs731/
Jelife730/
Jeleapova71266/
Zheleva678,024/
Elep672,128/
Jelleff67144/
Eleb6730/
Dzhelev6724/
Elef6722/
Cheleva6713/
Zheleev6713/
Seyleev6710/
Seyliev679/
Cheleev676/
Chehlev676/
Kheleva675/
Cheliev674/
Zehelev673/
Jeleiff673/
Jellife672/
Jeelova672/
Selheev671/
Hehelev671/
Zheliev671/
Hyhelev671/
Cheslev671/
Zeyliev671/
Sehleev671/
Sealeav671/
Getlhev671/
Jeliffe671/
Yelliev671/
Elöv671/

Jelev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jelev in the Arabic language
جيليفjylyf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jelev
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