Jelsma Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Jelsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0511:16,0682,454
United States3791:956,35671,269
Australia611:442,55234,724
Canada381:969,62173,252
France101:6,642,272293,169
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Norway61:857,04855,549
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Jelsma Last Name Facts

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

Jelsma occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jelsma.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,873rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Jelsma live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,051 people, or 1 in 16,068. In The Netherlands Jelsma is primarily found in: Friesland, where 45 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and South Holland, where 8 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Jelsma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jelsma has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,707 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jelsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jelsma surname are 19.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Jelsma earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.26% less than the national average, earning 227,499 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $49,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elsma9142/
Jellesma86458/
Yelsma8340/
Elsmah834/
Elesma833/
Elsmaa831/
Elshma831/
Zelsma830/
Elsmahy77672/
Elshmaa77217/
Elshmay775/
Sielsma770/
Elsmo7371/
Elsme731/
Elzma731/
Elsmahey719/
Seelsmay711/
Helsmo678/
Jilsmo678/
Elshmy674/
Selsmo672/
Elesmi672/
Elesmo671/
Elshsmmaa671/
Hellesmaa671/
Yelesmi626/
Elshmee621/
Gelesme621/
Hellsmo621/
Elsehemy57244/
Hilesmaa574/
Elseheme571/
Sleshmah571/
Elshehemy53427/
Hiilesmaa539/

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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 Jelsma
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