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Where Does The Last Name Pela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pela (Bengali: পেলা, Georgian: პელა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺑﻠﻪ, Hindi: पेला, Marathi: पेला, Oriya: େପଲା, Russian: Пела, Tibetan: སྤེ་ལ།) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Pelà, Pelá, Pěla, Péla or Peļa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Pela is the 57,545^th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 828,318 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Pela live; 27 percent live in Central Africa and 27 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Pela is also the 118,673^rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 3,563 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,223 people, or 1 in 33,234. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Pela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pela last name increased 1,345 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pela Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pela last name are 37.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning €32,270 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.5% less than the national average, earning R 153,288 per year; in United States they earn 16.07% more than the national average, earning $50,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.62% more than the national average, earning $85,762 CAD per year.