Jhelum Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Jhelum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jhelum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1921:930,43712,496
India91:85,229,487684,495
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England11:55,718,059489,080

Jhelum (150) may also be a first name.

Jhelum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jhelum (Marathi: झेलम, Oriya: ଝିଲୁମ) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jhelum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,168,344th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jhelum are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jhelum is also the 752,187th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 150 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 930,437. In Pakistan Jhelum is most common in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Beside Pakistan it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelum9176/
Jellum83532/
Tjelum8355/
Jelume834/
Jehlum833/
Jelhum831/
Elum803,792/
Hjellum77198/
Djeloum772/
Jeuleum771/
Celum73166/
Jilum73144/
Elium73104/
Ellum7396/
Jelom7385/
Elgum7365/
Selum7362/
Gelum7337/
Eloum7336/
Yelum737/
Zelum737/
Elyum731/
Echeulum711/
Echeloum711/
Aychelum711/
Elhoum67241/
Selhum6758/
Seelum6728/
Yellum679/
Geloum677/
Ellium675/
Gelium675/
Zelyum675/
Jilume674/
Aycheluhm674/
Yeloum673/
Yelgum673/
Gellum673/
Celuim672/
Seleum671/
Hiilum671/
Geilum670/

Jhelum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jhelum in the Oriya language
ଝିଲୁମjhiluma-
Jhelum in the Marathi language
झेलमjhelama50
जेलूमjeluma50

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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 Jhelum
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