Peleg Forename

211,812th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Peleg Forename Definition:

Pe'-leg, a division. Son of Eber; born A. M. 1757. Gen. x. 25; xi. 16.

Peleg Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel
80%
 
1,2381:6,7871,007
United States
100%
601:6,042,28371,113
Indonesia-101:25,796,367599,978
Nigeria
100%
91:19,729,373174,791
Peru
100%
81:3,973,93231,495
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
Thailand
67%
 
41:17,516,453200,944
Switzerland
100%
31:2,737,83221,065
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Ivory Coast
100%
21:11,537,96695,271
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Czechia
100%
21:5,328,0818,108
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Peleg (5,036) may also be a surname.

Peleg Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pe'-leg, a division. Son of Eber; born A. M. 1757. Gen. x. 25; xi. 16.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: a channel (as a cleft, dividing).

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: Dispersion: division.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Peleg Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelegh917/
Pheleg911/
Pelegue8343/
Pelek80242/
Pelex80106/
Poleg8012/
Pelig8011/
Paleg805/
Pileg802/
Pelec801/
Paeleigh772/
Pheleigh771/
Phelex73177/
Peleke7343/
Palegh7325/
Peleck7316/
Pelexs7310/
Polleg734/
Pelike732/
Pealex732/
Phaleg732/
Palleg732/
Pielek731/
Peleak731/
Plueag731/
Pelesx731/
Pelekh731/
Pohleg731/
Poleigh672/
Phellex672/
Peligue672/
Peleque671/
Pelique671/
Plwg671/
Plgw671/
Pwlg671/
Phelekt671/

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