Jelkh Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Jelkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Jelkh Last Name Facts

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

Jelkh is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jelkh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelkh? popularity and diffusion

Jelkh is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Jelkh are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

Jelkh is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,962,345. In Colombia Jelkh is most common in: Magdalena Department, where 67 percent live, Cesar Department, where 17 percent live and Santander Department, where 17 percent live. Outside of Colombia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Jelkh Last Name Statistics demography

Jelkh earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 27.92% less than the national average, earning $16,363,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djelkh911/
Jelk89260/
Elkh89176/
Djellkh832/
Selkh80520/
Jelke80242/
Jelgh801/
Jelch801/
Gelkh801/
Jealk800/
Elk752,789/
Jlk755/
Chelkh73137/
Jeglik737/
Tjelke732/
Jilkhe732/
Jellke730/
Jielke730/
Jellks730/
Selk671,923/
Elgh67656/
Helk67270/
Yelk67268/
Jilk67240/
Zelk67186/
Elhq67122/
Gelk6775/
Celk6766/
Elch6718/
Elhg677/
Jelc674/
Zlkh674/
Jelq673/
Jhlk672/
Jlhx672/
Slkh671/
Sjlk671/
Jlhq671/
Elkq671/
Jelg671/
Jlgh671/
Jlhk671/
Jxlk671/
Jlek671/
Ielk671/
Jeglich671/
Jlck671/
Jllk671/
Jlkt671/
Jlkc671/

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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 Jelkh
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