Pelag Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pelag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelag (132) may also be a first name.

Pelag Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pelag Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pelag occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelag? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Pelag occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Pelag are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pelag is also the 807,735th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 132 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Pelag is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Pelag occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelagg912/
Pehlag911/
Pelague831/
Pelak80833/
Palag80586/
Pilag8083/
Polag8072/
Pelac803/
Pelog802/
Pelaq802/
Pelagova771/
Pielak731,850/
Pallag73573/
Peliak73498/
Petlak73296/
Pelyak73148/
Peslak73108/
Pollag73106/
Pilags7374/
Pelakh7365/
Pehlak7339/
Pilahg7330/
Peslac7315/
Pelaic7311/
Pelaik739/
Pilagh737/
Phelax737/
Pejlak735/
Palhag734/
Peleak734/
Pelhak733/
Pelaks733/
Palaig732/
Pelack732/
Paylag732/
Pelake732/
Pilaig731/
Pelauk731/
Pelaiq731/
Paelak731/
Paalag731/
Poliag731/
Pelaux731/
Phalag731/
Pielog731/
Palaag731/
Peslyak67429/
Pesliak67379/
Petlyak67369/
Pisleag67117/
Petlakh6782/
Pielack6756/
Pelaske6728/
Petlack6722/
Peleaux6720/
Pehlaks6714/
Pehlack677/
Pelakhe675/
Pișleag675/
Pilhaug674/
Peelake672/
Petleac672/
Pelaaik671/
Peilaks671/
Phetlak671/
Piejlak671/
Pallagh671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelag
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