Jelila Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jelila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
France121:5,535,227269,324
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Jélila (1) are calculated separately.

Jelila (3,525) may also be a first name.

Jelila Last Name Facts

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

Jelila (Georgian: ჯელილა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻠﻴﻠﻪ, Marathi: जेिलला) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant: Jélila. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Jelila are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jelila is also the 119,456th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 3,525 people.

The last name Jelila is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Jelila is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 48 percent are found, Osun, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jélila941/
Jelilat92134/
Jeulila9213/
Jellila924/
Djelila922/
Jeelila921/
Jelilah921/
Jielila921/
Elila91308/
Djelaila86589/
Jellaila861/
Djelilat861/
Djelilia861/
Jelili838,537/
Gelila833,278/
Ellila83541/
Elhila83437/
Elaila83276/
Helila83109/
Jelile83100/
Selila8391/
Jelela8326/
Jelily8319/
Eliola8314/
Zelila839/
Elilia838/
Celila833/
Elilau832/
Eleila832/
Jilila831/
Jelilo831/
Djelailia802,547/
Djelailla801/
Djeililat801/
Djelailai801/
Djelailya801/
Jhilila77170/
Jellela77122/
Helilah7771/
Helilat7762/
Seluila7741/
Jillila7728/
Ellaila778/
Khelila778/
Jelilii777/
Jelilit776/
Elhilya775/
Elailla774/
Jelilee774/
Jelaili774/
Jellili773/
Jelieli773/
Eliliau773/
Jelilio773/
Jelilie772/
Jililat772/
Jyllila772/
Jeelela771/
Jeelula771/
Jellula771/
Ehleila771/
Eulilah771/
Ellilea771/
Yellila771/
Selilaa771/
Jeelili771/
Helgila771/
Jielili771/
Selilah771/
Tjelela771/
Gelilia771/
Elhilaa771/
Elhilla771/
Elaaila771/
Elailai771/
Elailea771/
Celuila771/
Jjelili771/
Djilila771/
Elailia771/
Seelila771/
Jeliele771/
Jilelia771/
Djelaillia754/
Elela732,123/
Elili73427/
Elilo7375/
Elile7354/
Elily7318/
Helilaid7115/
Djelilou716/
Yelleila714/
Jeellela714/
Chetlila714/
Djililat714/
Zhelilaj712/
Yelislay712/
Chelilia712/
Heillila711/
Khellila711/
Ellilaya711/
Elhillia711/
Helailah711/
Chelilah711/
Gelailia711/
Geleilat711/
Selela671,083/
Elilio67320/
Elhili67311/
Ellili67309/
Ellilä67267/
Eloili67204/
Elailo67202/
Helela67188/
Gelela67149/
Ellela67135/
Jilela67102/
Selilo6784/
Silila6776/
Jelele6772/
Zelela6770/
Elilou6762/
Elelia6740/
Celela6740/
Elhilo6734/
Yelela6733/
Gelili6733/
Eleile6732/
Gilila6725/
Jeljli6720/
Elaile6719/
Elgili6718/
Elaili6716/
Ellily6713/
Zilila6713/
Elaily6712/
Elhela679/
Ejlile677/
Hilila675/
Jeleli675/
Eleala675/
Gelile674/
Helilo674/
Yelula673/
Eleily672/
Yelile672/
Gelilo672/
Jelelo672/
Elelea672/
Elayla671/
Elgela671/
Eloile671/
Zelilo671/
Khelailia671/
Eleili671/
Jelely671/
Elelai671/
Elelya671/
Ellilo671/
Elajla671/
Celilo671/
Djeilaila671/
Djelaylia671/
Elihle671/
Yelili671/
Elejla671/
Elilij671/
Cilila671/

Jelila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jelila in the Georgian language
ჯელილაjelila-
Jelila in the Marathi language
जेिललाjeilala-
Jelila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻠﻴﻠﻪjlylh83.33
ﺍﺟﻠﻴﻠﺔajlylt16.67

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Footnotes

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