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 surname Jelsa (Arabic: ليلسا, Bengali: জেলসা) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Jelša. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelsa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jelsa is the 1,967,751st most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name is mostly found 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 widely held first name internationally It is held by 255 people.

The last name Jelsa is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 69,490. In Norway Jelsa is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 99 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 1 percent live. Not including Norway this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Slovakia, where 3 percent live.

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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