Jelma Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Jelma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 104 | 1:283,598 | 15,672 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Jelma (1,800) may also be a first name.
Jelma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jelma (Hindi: जेलमा) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,596,935th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jelma are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jelma is also the 180,128th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 1,800 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 283,598. In Malaysia Jelma is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 95 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent live and Johor, where 1 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jelma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jelma in the Hindi language | ||
| जेलमा | jelama | - |
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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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- 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 Jelma
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