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
Jelja (Marathi: जेलजा) is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Jelja occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelja are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 9 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 33 percent reside.
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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