Pelaji Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Pelaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 83 | 1:637,851 | 38,732 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Pelaji (1,113) may also be a first name.
Pelaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelaji (Hindi: पेलजी, Marathi: पेलाजी) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pelaji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelaji? popularity and diffusion
Pelaji is the 1,604,449th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. Pelaji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Pelaji live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 239,008th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,113 people.
The surname Pelaji is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 637,851. In Tanzania Pelaji is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 77 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 11 percent reside and Singida Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Pelaji exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelaji in the Marathi language | ||
| पेलाजी | pelaji | 92.31 |
| पेळाजी | pelaji | 7.69 |
| Pelaji in the Hindi language | ||
| पेलजी | pelaji | 60 |
| पेलाजी | pelaji | 40 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelaji
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