Pelakwe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pelakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Pelakwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelakwe occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelakwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelakwe is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Pelakwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pelakwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent are found.

Pelakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Pelakwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.4% less than the national average, earning R 72,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelakwe936/
Pilakue7111/
Palagwe713/
Polokwe711/
Pelague711/
Pelacuer677/
Phalakue671/
Phelegwe671/
Pelaquie671/
Polaque5723/
Palaque5713/
Palague573/
Palaique531/
Palaigue531/
Pelagbay531/
Philongwe501/
Pilasques501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pelakwe
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