Jelja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Jelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Jelja (9) may also be a first name.
Jelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jelja (Marathi: जेलजा) occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelja? popularity and diffusion
Jelja is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelja live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent given name globally, held by 9 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jelja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jelja in the Marathi language | ||
| जेलजा | jelaja | - |
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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 Jelja
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