Jelvez Surname

237,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Jelvez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelvez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1,4911:11,815963
Argentina1711:249,96120,264
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Jélvez (1) & Jèlvez (1) are calculated separately.

Jelvez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jelvez is found in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Jélvez or Jèlvez. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelvez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jelvez is the 237,619th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,314,710 people. The surname Jelvez is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Jelvez live; 99 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is carried by 1,491 people, or 1 in 11,815. In Chile it is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 34 percent are found, Araucanía Region, where 15 percent are found and Valparaíso Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Chile this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Jelvez Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jelvez earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 20.98% more than the national average, earning 418,684 kr per year and in Colombia they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $24,866,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jélvez941/
Jèlvez941/
Jelve9116/
Elvez914/
Gelvez8317,529/
Jelveh831,487/
Jelves831,088/
Selvez8353/
Jelved8326/
Elvedz8325/
Jelver8316/
Jellve838/
Jelviz833/
Elve80916/
Djelveh777/
Jelleve771/
Sealvez771/
Jelveus771/
Yelve734,963/
Elvey73912/
Elves73637/
Selve73630/
Elbez73288/
Gelve73179/
Zelve73142/
Jelvy7338/
Elvej7331/
Elvea7326/
Elviz7325/
Jelue7320/
Elvee7313/
Jelbe7311/
Celve735/
Elwez733/
Ellve732/
Jelvi732/
Elveh731/
Ielve731/
Jelva731/
Elvei731/
Jelvehed715/
Gelves677,142/
Selvey672,243/
Gelviz67994/
Selves67839/
Gelver67419/
Selvie67214/
Cilvez67186/
Jellue6785/
Ellvey6763/
Gilvez6744/
Gelvet6740/
Zelver6740/
Gelvey6738/
Gelbez6735/
Yelver6732/
Jelwie6730/
Selviz6723/
Helves6720/
Jelvis6718/
Selvee6718/
Jellvi6714/
Jelbes6712/
Elvaiz677/
Ijelue677/
Yelves676/
Zhelve675/
Helviz675/
Jelues674/
Selvei674/
Jilver674/
Jhelvy673/
Jelvai673/
Celves672/
Yelhve672/
Geluez672/
Selveu672/
Sealve672/
Zelviz671/
Jelwei671/
Ellvea671/
Elveis671/
Celvey671/
Elveys671/
Helbez671/
Elwezh671/
Elveas671/
Yelvee671/
Zelvet671/
Gelvéz671/
Gelvej671/
Ellves671/
Selvea670/
Hielve670/
Ellvee670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jelvez
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