Pelham Forename

410,680th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Pelham Forename Definition:

A Old English name, meaning: An officer of the exchequer in England, a position now abolished.

Pelham Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
91%
 
3001:1,208,45723,739
England
100%
471:1,183,04118,393
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
261:52,3624,622
South Africa
100%
141:3,895,18990,619
Guyana
100%
131:58,7125,245
Australia-111:1,241,60213,569
Canada
100%
81:4,141,67245,609
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
India-21:607,438,9864,324,298
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340

Pelham (6,157) may also be a surname.

Pelham Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old English name, meaning: An officer of the exchequer in England, a position now abolished.

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

Pelham Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelham921/
Pelam91206/
Phelam83100/
Palham8348/
Pilham8326/
Polham8322/
Peelam8311/
Pelame8310/
Pelyam833/
Peleam833/
Peulam831/
Petlam831/
Peilam831/
Pehlam831/
Pelaum831/
Pelamm831/
Pelaim831/
Paelam831/
Pielam831/
Phehlam7720/
Pheliam7715/
Phetlam774/
Pelahan774/
Peleame773/
Peeliam772/
Phealam771/
Phellam771/
Pheleam771/
Phelame771/
Philham771/
Palaham771/
Poeylam771/
Palam73996/
Polam73972/
Pelan73441/
Pilam73214/
Pelom7322/
Pelahang712/
Peilan6761,969/
Pallam67880/
Phelan67494/
Phalam67274/
Pelang67258/
Pelane67205/
Polamm67190/
Philam67142/
Pelian67105/
Pitlam6776/
Pilhan6746/
Pehlan6742/
Piliam6735/
Paliam6729/
Pailam6720/
Pilame6718/
Pelaun6716/
Pollam6715/
Phalom6715/
Pahlam6713/
Pelyan6712/
Petlan6710/
Poliam6710/
Palamm6710/
Polaam679/
Pilyam678/
Puilam678/
Pholam678/
Peelan677/
Palaum676/
Pielan676/
Phelom676/
Peulom676/
Peland675/
Palaam675/
Peylan675/
Paalam675/
Palaim675/
Palhom674/
Pelain673/
Pelean673/
Plueam672/
Pelaan671/
Pelasn671/
Pilaim671/
Pilasm671/
Pislam671/
Pichellam671/
Pohlam671/
Poilam671/
Ppalam671/
Pajlam671/
Pilaam671/
Pelhon671/
Pelome671/
Pelomm671/
Peilom671/
Pheilliam671/
Phetlhane671/
Plaoma671/

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