Jelow Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Jelow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jelow (17) may also be a first name.

Jelow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jelow is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jelow is the 870,423rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Jelow reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The surname Jelow is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Outside of Somalia Jelow occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

Jelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jelow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jelow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jelow are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Jelow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jellow91390/
Jeelow9114/
Jelhow912/
Jellows8324/
Ijelowe831/
Gelow80136/
Selow8075/
Zelow8042/
Jilow8029/
Ehlow8023/
Jelov808/
Elhow801/
Jylow801/
Yelow801/
Elowf801/
Yellow733,030/
Gielow732,296/
Seelow73393/
Jeelof7358/
Yeslow7346/
Sealow7312/
Sielow7310/
Zelows736/
Zielow734/
Djelaw732/
Jiliow732/
Jailow732/
Sehlow732/
Yelowa732/
Yelowe732/
Jelhof731/
Jelova731/
Jislow731/
Getlow730/
Elliow730/
Zietlow671,822/
Elov671,594/
Yellowe67514/
Zeitlow6763/
Zeatlow6727/
Siehlow6724/
Elof6718/
Djelauw6716/
Jellouf677/
Giehlow675/
Eluw675/
Jelhova673/
Yellowa672/
Jeelova672/
Jelhovs671/
Seelouw671/
Geillow670/

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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 Jelow
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