Jelili Surname

59,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jelili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,5001:20,8401,891
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jelili (34,596) may also be a first name.

Jelili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jelili (Georgian: ჯელილი, Oriya: େଜଲିଲି) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Jelili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelili? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 59,134th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 853,642 people. The surname Jelili is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jelili reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 24,947th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 34,596 people.

Jelili is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,500 people, or 1 in 20,840. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 45 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Osun, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Jelili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jelili last name is primarily Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djelili92611/
Jelilii927/
Jelilit926/
Jelaili924/
Jellili923/
Jelieli923/
Jelilio923/
Jelilie922/
Jeelili921/
Jielili921/
Jjelili921/
Elili91427/
Djelaili862,138/
Djeelili861/
Djeloili861/
Jilili83559/
Elilio83320/
Elhili83311/
Ellili83309/
Eloili83204/
Selili83195/
Jelile83100/
Jelila8375/
Celili8355/
Gelili8333/
Jeljli8320/
Jelily8319/
Elgili8318/
Elaili8316/
Helili835/
Jeleli835/
Zelili832/
Eleili831/
Yelili831/
Elilij831/
Jeluli831/
Djelailli801/
Djelailai801/
Khelili775,511/
Elgaili774,795/
Selilih771,508/
Dželili771,481/
Chelili771,128/
Helaili77534/
Elhaili77412/
Eloiloi77358/
Gelgili7768/
Ellaili7724/
Jelleli7711/
Jailili779/
Jillili774/
Jellila774/
Jelilee774/
Eloihli774/
Djilili774/
Djelile773/
Djeleli773/
Jeleeli773/
Yelaili772/
Heleili772/
Gellili772/
Elleili772/
Hellili771/
Jeelila771/
Zhelili771/
Elgilio771/
Gelisli771/
Jielila771/
Zelilis771/
Elailai771/
Jelejli771/
Elhilih771/
Selieli771/
Jeliele771/
Elile7354/
Elily7318/
Eljli731/
Khellili71676/
Djilaili71185/
Helilaid7115/
Djelilet719/
Chellili716/
Hellaili713/
Chelilia712/
Jellaila711/
Dzhelili711/
Helailli711/
Khelaili711/
Chelilhi711/
Yellaili711/
Silili67382/
Hilili67322/
Gilili67310/
Ellilä67267/
Elajli67204/
Helila67109/
Jelele6772/
Eleile6732/
Jelela6726/
Helile6722/
Elaile6719/
Ellily6713/
Elaily6712/
Zelila679/
Ejlile677/
Helilä677/
Jileli676/
Gelile674/
Celile673/
Selile673/
Eleily672/
Yelile672/
Eleyli671/
Eloile671/
Khellaili671/
Eleali671/
Jelely671/
Helily671/
Jélila671/
Zilili671/
Cälili671/
Cilili671/
Khelllili671/
Jilile671/
Jelule671/
Elihle671/
Yellailli671/

Jelili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jelili in the Georgian language
ჯელილიjelili-
Jelili in the Oriya language
େଜଲିଲିejalili-

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