Jelsen Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Jelsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Jelsen (41) may also be a first name.
Jelsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jelsen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelsen? popularity and diffusion
Jelsen is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelsen are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany Jelsen is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 50 percent live, Bavaria, where 25 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live. Besides Germany Jelsen is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 20 percent live.
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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 Jelsen
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