Jelke Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Jelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Marshall Islands821:632133
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Jelke (474) may also be a first name.

Jelke Last Name Facts

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

Jelke (Marathi: जेलकी) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Jelke reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 390,891st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 474 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 2,552,528. In The United States Jelke is most common in: Illinois, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Marshall Islands, where 34 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Jelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jelke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jelke last name increased 710 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jelke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jelke last name are 31.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.38% registered with the party.

Jelke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,668 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelkie919/
Tjelke912/
Jelkea911/
Jelkey911/
Jielke910/
Jellke910/
Elke89635/
Jelk89260/
Jlke894/
Selke804,168/
Zelke801,369/
Jülke80435/
Jilke80234/
Yelke80177/
Gelke80176/
Elkey80133/
Celke8066/
Jelka8047/
Elcke8022/
Jelky8011/
Elkei8011/
Jhlke808/
Jelkh808/
Elhke806/
Ellke805/
Elkea804/
Jelce803/
Jelki803/
Ielke801/
Elkhe800/
Jealk800/
Elk752,789/
Jlk755/
Zielke7313,287/
Zuelke73748/
Sellke73485/
Sehlke73206/
Seelke73187/
Geilke73131/
Selkee73122/
Jühlke73121/
Selcke73101/
Gehlke7375/
Zelker7364/
Sielke7359/
Selkey7355/
Zaelke7339/
Zehlke7336/
Soelke7335/
Suelke7325/
Selkeh7325/
Hielke7317/
Selkie7316/
Jilkes7311/
Jeglik737/
Elkeey735/
Yelkey734/
Gelhke734/
Jelkhi734/
Selkhe733/
Elkhey732/
Jilkhe732/
Saelke731/
Jilkey731/
Gelkey731/
Gelkeh731/
Zelkeh731/
Djelkh731/
Jealce731/
Jülcke731/
Jülker731/
Selkei731/
Ehlcke731/
Djilke731/
Scelke731/
Jellks730/
Jilket730/
Yelkie730/
Selk671,923/
Ziehlke67429/
Yelk67268/
Jilk67240/
Zelk67186/
Elkh67176/
Elki67135/
Gehlker6788/
Soehlke6780/
Gelk6775/
Celk6766/
Zielcke6753/
Zielkie6736/
Elky6720/
Jühlcke6713/
Zlke6712/
Sehlcke6712/
Hielkje678/
Jelc674/
Jillker674/
Djelgue673/
Jelq673/
Zeuhlke672/
Djellkh672/
Jhlk672/
Ielk671/
Shselke671/
Sielkie671/
Sjlk671/
Xlke671/
Elkq671/
Elqe671/
Gelkehe671/
Jelg671/
Jlhk671/
Jlkc671/
Jlkj671/
Jlkt671/
Jllk671/
Jlck671/
Jlek671/
Jxlk671/
Hielker670/
Zoehlke670/
Slke670/

Jelke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jelke in the Marathi language
जेलकीjelaki-

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Footnotes

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