Jelum Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Jelum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 74 | 1:398,571 | 20,802 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Jelum (27) may also be a first name.
Jelum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jelum (Marathi: जेलुम) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Jelum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jelum live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 27 people.
The surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 398,571. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 92 percent live, Sabah, where 5 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jelum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jelum in the Marathi language | ||
| जेलुम | jeluma | - |
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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 Jelum
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