Jeliah Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jeliah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeliah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya341:1,358,23235,498
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001

Jeliah (770) may also be a first name.

Jeliah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeliah occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeliah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Jeliah live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jeliah is also the 295,787th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 770 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,358,232. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya Jeliah occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 43 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelliah921/
Elhiah83244/
Jeliha83198/
Jelija834/
Jeleah833/
Yeliah831/
Eeliah831/
Yelliah7731/
Jehleah7713/
Jelihat7711/
Geljiah772/
Elijaih772/
Elayiah771/
Elajiah771/
Eliajha771/
Gelijah771/
Jyelija771/
Elija732,260/
Jelea73266/
Eliha7337/
Eliea7319/
Elhia7310/
Eliho737/
Jelja733/
Elhyah67763/
Elijay67218/
Elaija67201/
Elijha6796/
Elaiya6780/
Jeleha6774/
Eleiya6754/
Elihay6735/
Jeleho6712/
Jealea6712/
Ellija6711/
Elhija6710/
Elliha679/
Yelija675/
Elhiaa674/
Gelija674/
Elihai674/
Elayia673/
Eleija673/
Elihou672/
Eleyia672/
Elijai672/
Elihaj672/
Yeleah672/
Ielija671/
Elejia671/
Elhiho671/
Elhjah671/
Eluija671/
Eleaha671/
Elijau671/
Ehelia671/
Jehlea671/
Geliho671/
Eluhia671/
Elaaia671/
Eeleah671/
Elajia671/
Ehilia671/
Eliooh671/
Eljaih671/
Elijaa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jeliah
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