Jelsa Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jelsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway741:69,4909,776
India61:127,844,230863,365
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Jelša (41) are calculated separately.

Jelsa (255) may also be a first name.

Jelsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelsa (Arabic: ليلسا, Bengali: জেলসা) is found most frequently in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant: Jelša. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,967,751st most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Jelsa live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia. Jelsa is also the 557,860th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 255 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 69,490. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 99 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and Slovakia, where 3 percent reside.

Jelsa Last Name Statistics demography

Jelsa earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.2% more than the national average, earning 398,683 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelša9341/
Jelesa911/
Jelsha911/
Elsa8926,798/
Jlsa892/
Elesa802,407/
Elsea801,704/
Elssa801,290/
Celsa80467/
Elsay80231/
Elsaa80200/
Yelsa80133/
Jelse8059/
Jelso8049/
Selsa8045/
Helsa8040/
Elsha8039/
Gelsa8017/
Jelža8011/
Jelsi8010/
Elsau8010/
Elsaj809/
Elsai809/
Ellsa806/
Jilsa805/
Jelsy804/
Jelja803/
Jelza802/
Elsahy731,263/
Elessa73939/
Elesha73918/
Elsayh73703/
Elsaih73277/
Scelsa73248/
Elsaay73244/
Elsaai73130/
Selsah7389/
Chelsa7355/
Suelsa7353/
Yelesa7347/
Elshaa7333/
Ellesa7330/
Ellsay7322/
Gielsa7320/
Khelsa7319/
Jelcha7318/
Jelges7318/
Gelesa7312/
Gelsay739/
Jealca739/
D'elsa735/
Helsia735/
Elsaya735/
Jelesi734/
Elssay734/
Jilsha733/
Jelese733/
Yeslsa733/
Jellse733/
Selsay732/
Elesea732/
Jelsie732/
Jelsøe732/
Celsha731/
Jelshi731/
Jilsad731/
Jlsaph731/
Djelja731/
Elssah731/
Helsaa731/
Hellsa731/
Sielsa731/
Selsha731/
Helsea731/
Jeleza731/
Jelsoh731/
Ellsha731/
Elshai731/
Helsad730/
Helsay730/
Jelsey730/
Else675,334/
Elza671,874/
Elso67753/
Elsi67452/
Elsy67366/
Jelesić67260/
Chelsau67183/
Chelsea67155/
Hjelset67140/
Chelsia67131/
Djeljaj6763/
Gelesha6763/
Yelessa6760/
Jellsey6749/
Jellese6738/
Gelszat6736/
Sellesa6731/
Elessah6725/
Hellsaa6718/
Cellesa6716/
Yelesha6711/
Ellessa6711/
Højelse6710/
Ellesha6710/
Jilshad678/
Jlca675/
Slsa674/
Chelesa674/
Elshaay674/
Elshaya674/
Gelshay673/
Ellsaia673/
Jelshøj673/
Zlsa672/
Eleshaa672/
Jelsich672/
Chelsaa671/
Chelsas671/
Jelseth671/
Jillesa671/
Jeleshi671/
Gelessa671/
Gelesah671/
Joeylse671/
Elshaih671/
Elssaih671/
Xlsa671/
Elsahey671/
Jlso671/
Jlxa671/
Jelsett670/
Gellesa670/

Jelsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jelsa in the Bengali language
জেলসাjelasa-
Jelsa in the Arabic language
ليلساlylsa-

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Footnotes

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