Jelnek Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Jelnek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 143 | 1:74,360 | 12,495 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Jelnek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelnek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jelnek is found most frequently in Czechia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelnek? popularity and diffusion
Jelnek is the 1,348,199th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Jelnek is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Jelnek live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Jelnek is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 74,360. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Prague, where 41 percent live, South Moravian Region, where 16 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Czechia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent live and Slovakia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelneck | 92 | 63 | / |
| Jelniek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jellnek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elnek | 91 | 22 | / |
| Jelinnek | 86 | 6 | / |
| Selnek | 83 | 16 | / |
| Yelnek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jelnik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Helnek | 83 | 0 | / |
| Selneck | 77 | 15 | / |
| Jelnick | 77 | 14 | / |
| Yellnek | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jelniks | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gelneck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelneck | 77 | 0 | / |
| Elnyk | 73 | 181 | / |
| Elnik | 73 | 83 | / |
| Slnek | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jlnyk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeselnik | 71 | 149 | / |
| Ješelnik | 71 | 98 | / |
| Gellneck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jellnick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zelnik | 67 | 1,039 | / |
| Celnik | 67 | 471 | / |
| Zelník | 67 | 109 | / |
| Selnik | 67 | 77 | / |
| Jeselnick | 67 | 39 | / |
| Selník | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gelnik | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yelnik | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gilnek | 67 | 16 | / |
| Helnik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jelnikova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Selnyk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zelnyk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Clenek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jlnnec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Želník | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yelnyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Helnyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelnyk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jelnek
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