Jelum Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jelum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

The surname Jelum (Marathi: जेलुम) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jelum is the 2,168,711th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Jelum occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jelum reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name in the world, held by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 398,571. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 92 percent live, Sabah, where 5 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Besides Malaysia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jellum91532/
Jhelum91204/
Tjelum9155/
Jelume914/
Jehlum913/
Jelhum911/
Elum893,792/
Hjellum83198/
Djeloum832/
Jeuleum831/
Celum80166/
Jilum80144/
Elium80104/
Ellum8096/
Jelom8085/
Jelun8067/
Elgum8065/
Selum8062/
Gelum8037/
Eloum8036/
Helum8013/
Yelum807/
Zelum807/
Elyum801/
Heloum737,586/
Hellum731,308/
Elhoum73241/
Selhum7358/
Jelung7332/
Seelum7328/
Chelum7318/
Jelund7313/
Yellum739/
Jeloun738/
Jillum738/
Geloum737/
Ellium735/
Gelium735/
Zelyum735/
Jilume734/
Gellum733/
Yelgum733/
Jeliun733/
Yeloum733/
Jielun732/
Helyum732/
Celuim732/
Seleum731/
Jeluin731/
Khelum731/
Heylum730/
Geilum730/
Jelloun67212/
Selhoum67204/
Jeluing67140/
Elun67136/
Djilume6755/
Jetlund6736/
Chellum6728/
Hjøllum6724/
Jelleun6722/
Jeslund6712/
Jeliung6711/
Zeloume6711/
Cheloum676/
Jelaung674/
Heloume673/
Hellium673/
Helloum673/
Chelume673/
Djiloum672/
Jehlung672/
Zelutim672/
Ijelung672/
Djeloun672/
Jeloune672/
Hojlumd671/
Jillium671/
Helluim671/
Celhoum671/
Ehiloum671/
Gelusme671/
Chehlum671/
Cheluum671/
Gelloum671/
Gellium671/
Yeloume671/
Hjellom670/
Chealum670/
Gelleum670/
Heaslum670/
Giellum670/

Jelum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jelum in the Marathi language
जेलुमjeluma-

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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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  • 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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