Jelka Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Jelka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jelka (17,929) may also be a first name.
Jelka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jelka is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jelka is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Jelka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Jelka are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 40,944th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 17,929 people.
The surname Jelka is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 97 percent live and Sokoto, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelkea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Elka | 89 | 1,932 | / |
| Jlka | 89 | 8 | / |
| Selka | 80 | 2,115 | / |
| Zelka | 80 | 1,112 | / |
| Jilka | 80 | 1,092 | / |
| Celka | 80 | 628 | / |
| Elkai | 80 | 290 | / |
| Jelke | 80 | 242 | / |
| Yelka | 80 | 190 | / |
| Elkha | 80 | 54 | / |
| Jelko | 80 | 40 | / |
| Elkay | 80 | 32 | / |
| Gelka | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ellka | 80 | 18 | / |
| Jelky | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jílka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elkka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jylka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elkea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Elkaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jülka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jelki | 80 | 3 | / |
| Želka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ielka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeglicka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zielka | 73 | 145 | / |
| Zelkas | 73 | 112 | / |
| Elkaya | 73 | 109 | / |
| Elkhay | 73 | 86 | / |
| Sielka | 73 | 61 | / |
| Jylkka | 73 | 61 | / |
| Zelkha | 73 | 58 | / |
| Jhilka | 73 | 50 | / |
| Yhelka | 73 | 38 | / |
| Gielka | 73 | 20 | / |
| Sellka | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yelkai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Zhelka | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jealca | 73 | 9 | / |
| Elkhai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jelkie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Djelko | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gelkai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yoelka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ihelka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Selkha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jelkhi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Celkaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Soelka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yellka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zelkay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geilka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elkkai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djilka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zellka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelkey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyelka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selkah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelkca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelkas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elkaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suelka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jellke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jielke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hielka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zuelka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zeulka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Elko | 67 | 2,038 | / |
| Elca | 67 | 1,028 | / |
| Elke | 67 | 635 | / |
| Soelkah | 67 | 163 | / |
| Elki | 67 | 135 | / |
| Yelkaya | 67 | 130 | / |
| Zielkas | 67 | 24 | / |
| Elky | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zellkau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Clka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jlca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zelkash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elhkaih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Slka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jesełka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zellkas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jlko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeglica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelkhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelkhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selkcay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elká | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuehlka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zlka | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Jelka
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