Jelko Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Jelko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Jelko (99) may also be a first name.

Jelko Last Name Facts

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

Jelko is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jelko is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Jelko reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Jelko is also the 951,070th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 99 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 40 percent are found, Hesse, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 13 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found.

Jelko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jelko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jelko surname decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djelko916/
Elko892,038/
Jlko891/
Zelko801,585/
Selko80677/
Elkoi80171/
Celko80124/
Jelka8047/
Yelko8039/
Želko8038/
Jilko8034/
Elkho8023/
Elkou8021/
Gelko803/
Jelco801/
Elkoh801/
Elkhou73887/
Dželko7335/
Selkho7319/
Zelkho7315/
Zhelko7314/
Elkouh7313/
Yelkou739/
Zielko737/
Zelgko737/
Sellko735/
Hielko732/
Gelkop731/
Zelkco731/
Scelko731/
Elkhoy731/
Elhkou731/
Djilko731/
Sielko731/
Elka671,932/
Elco67124/
Gelkopf6767/
Zlko6718/
Jlka678/
Hzhelko675/
Zielcko675/
Jlqo671/
Xlko671/
Elká671/
Yelkhoa671/

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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 Jelko
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