Jellema Surname

183,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Jellema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jellema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7971:9,3971,216
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
Canada441:837,40065,151
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England61:9,286,343223,652
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Jellema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jellema is found most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jellema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jellema is the 183,237th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,143,894 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Jellema live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,797 people, or 1 in 9,397. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Friesland, where 33 percent reside, North Holland, where 14 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Jellema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jellema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jellema last name grew 5,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jellema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jellema last name are 14.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jellema earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.2% less than the national average, earning R 16,152 per year; in United States they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $40,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $51,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jellesma93458/
Jellemma931/
Djellema931/
Ellema921,324/
Jelema92226/
Hellema86226/
Jelleme8633/
Jelemat8619/
Sellema865/
Yellema863/
Jelemah861/
Ellemma861/
Gellema861/
Elleyma861/
Elllema861/
Elema839,239/
Hellemaa8098/
Hjellemo8011/
Jellamma801/
Jelemaih801/
Yelema775,702/
Ellima77521/
Helema77223/
Gelema77139/
Jelima7796/
Ellemo7761/
Jelama7748/
Elemma7730/
Elleme7718/
Elemai779/
Jilema777/
Elhema774/
Jeleme773/
Jelemi773/
Elemaa772/
Elehma771/
Eleama771/
Jelemo771/
Jeloma771/
Elemea771/
Eleema771/
Eleima771/
Chellemma75161/
Jeellamma751/
Hellesmaa751/
Hielema71283/
Jelimat7181/
Ellymaa7177/
Ellemmi7148/
Yellama7137/
Hellemo7135/
Jelimah7132/
Jelimas7122/
Heilema7121/
Jellamo7119/
Hillema7118/
Helemaa7118/
Ellejmi7116/
Chelema7114/
Jelamau716/
Yelemah716/
Elemaya716/
Gillema715/
Gelemai715/
Yelemas714/
Ijeleme713/
Ellemme712/
Yelleme712/
Heylema712/
Hellima712/
Chelleamma711/
Jelamma711/
Heleama711/
Helemas711/
Ehlehma711/
Yeleema711/
Eleamha711/
Yelloma711/
Jelemot711/
Sillema711/
Gellima711/
Sellima711/
Jitelma711/
Jelemer710/
Yellamma675,615/
Elima674,289/
Elemi673,543/
Elemo672,951/
Eleme67935/
Zlema67387/
Elemy67365/
Slema67181/
Clema67175/
Hellemot6727/
Heijlema6711/
Chelemma676/
Jelimaia672/
Chillema671/
Helemath671/
Yellamah671/
Jailemah671/
Jelimaya671/
Jellimer671/
Şlema671/
Djillima671/
Ślema671/
Eleimaha671/
Elyma671/
Elgemaay671/
Chelemas671/
Hellemey671/

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