Throughout the world, Jelman (Jelman 
, Жельман 
) is a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom girly first name. The given name Jelman is characteristic of the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare boy's name, Nicaragua, where it is a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, and Philippines. Also, Jelman is the last name as well as the forename.