Jelinek Surname

43,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Jelinek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelinek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0401:89,71810,090
Czechia2,4811:4,286444
Austria1,8621:4,573499
Germany1,6041:50,1906,550
Hungary3801:25,8322,874
Poland3181:119,52417,797
Croatia1951:21,6854,513
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Australia1261:214,25220,680
France1041:638,68083,098
England901:619,09036,665
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Wales91:343,83718,086
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Panama51:782,45211,059
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Jelínek (7,987) are calculated separately.

Jelinek (34) may also be a first name.

Jelinek Last Name Facts

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

Jelinek is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Jelínek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelinek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jelinek is the 43,452nd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 608,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Jelinek are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,040 people, or 1 in 89,718. In The United States Jelinek is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Nebraska, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 16 percent are found.

Jelinek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jelinek last name are 16.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jelinek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.28% more than the national average, earning R 390,396 per year; in United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.9% more than the national average, earning $58,576 CAD per year.

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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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