Jelphs Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jelphs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelphs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Jelphs Last Name Facts

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

Jelphs is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelphs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Jelphs are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is mostly found in: Staffordshire, where 50 percent are found and West Midlands, where 50 percent are found. Aside from England Jelphs exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Jelphs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jelphs has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Jelphs surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelps910/
Selphs831/
Elps8067/
Elph802/
Jelp801/
Selph733,698/
Helps732,197/
Jelfs731,072/
Jelpe7317/
Zelph732/
Yelps731/
Slphs731/
Selps731/
Celps731/
Jleps731/
Elpsh731/
Ellph730/
Elp6752/
Jlp6710/
Jelffs676/
Chelps672/
Jelhff672/
Jeulfs671/
Helpst670/

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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 Jelphs
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