Jelks Surname
Approximately 2,481 people bear this surname
Jelks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,444 | 1:148,306 | 15,293 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 322 | 1:155,959 | 14,357 |
Jelks (25) may also be a first name.
Jelks Demographics
Average Male Jelks Height
176.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jelks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jelks occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelks? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jelks is the 173,231st most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,937,342 people. Jelks is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Jelks live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 25 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,444 people, or 1 in 148,306. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Jelks is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Jelks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jelks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jelks surname rose 759 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jelks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jelks surname are 0.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jelks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.38% less than the national average, earning R 186,840 per year and in United States they earn 13.36% less than the national average, earning $37,385 USD per year.
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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 Jelks
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