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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།) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Pelà, Pelá, Pěla, Péla or Peļa. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 57,545^th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 828,318 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Pela reside; 27 percent reside in Central Africa and 27 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Pela is also the 118,673^rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,563 people.

Pela is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,223 people, or 1 in 33,234. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Pela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pela surname grew 1,345 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pela Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pela surname are 37.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.32% being 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.