Pelage Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Pelage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5801:114,52217,221
Haiti2011:53,1543,157
Saint Lucia1001:1,788319
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Panama221:177,8305,396
England161:3,482,379114,324
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Pélage (8) are calculated separately.

Pelage (100) may also be a first name.

Pelage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelage is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Pélage. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelage? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 342,798th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. The surname Pelage occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Pelage reside; 62 percent reside in Caribbean and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 946,056th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 100 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 114,522. In France Pelage is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 35 percent live, Martinique, where 31 percent live and Guadeloupe, where 26 percent live. Apart from France this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 19 percent live and Saint Lucia, where 9 percent live.

Pelage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelage has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelage surname increased 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pelage are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Pelage earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pélage948/
Pelagie9215,731/
Pielage92517/
Pelagey9220/
Pelages9213/
Pelange922/
Pelaige922/
Peslage921/
Pelaghe921/
Pelagge921/
Peslages8667/
Pelaghie8653/
Phelange863/
Phelagie860/
Palage83449/
Pelagi83260/
Polage83137/
Pelaje83122/
Pelaga83103/
Pelege8398/
Pilage8387/
Pelige8313/
Pelaze838/
Pelège832/
Pelase832/
Pelace831/
Pelangi774,241/
Pelaggi77370/
Pallage77325/
Pelagić77227/
Pilager77128/
Philage7768/
Pelache7764/
Pilange7741/
Pilhage7737/
Pelasgi7734/
Palaghe7727/
Pelasie7727/
Polhage7719/
Pollage7715/
Pelagay7711/
Pélagie778/
Pelaghi777/
Pelakhe775/
Palagie773/
Polagie773/
Pelaeze772/
Phalage771/
Pilages771/
Pelagiç771/
Pelagič771/
Pelause771/
Pelazie770/
Pahalage71588/
Palaghie7156/
Pelanggi7110/
Pelachie714/
Petlache714/
Palaghei712/
Pilagher712/
Pelangai712/
Pilehage712/
Pailange712/
Peslaghi711/
Pelacheu711/
Palagi672,667/
Peloza67380/
Pelose67163/
Pilaga67161/
Pelagaggi67151/
Pelaji67126/
Pilege67121/
Polege67105/
Pelegi6769/
Pologe6766/
Pilace6751/
Palege6751/
Pelazi6735/
Pilase6725/
Pelogi6721/
Peloža6719/
Pilaze6716/
Peloze6713/
Pelasi6712/
Polagi6711/
Piloge679/
Pelaza677/
Peloga675/
Pilaje675/
Pelaci674/
Pilagi672/
Philangie671/
Pelajy671/
Pelazy671/
Pelasy671/

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