Pelalu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pelalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Pelalu (7) may also be a first name.

Pelalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelalu (Oriya: େପଲଳୁ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelalu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pelalu live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 7 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Pelalu is most frequent in: Aceh, where 75 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 25 percent live. Other than Indonesia Pelalu exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelealu923,130/
Pelalau923/
Pealalu922/
Pelallu921/
Peleallu862/
Palalu83238/
Pilalu8338/
Polalu8328/
Pelolu833/
Pelelu832/
Palalau7747/
Pallalu7744/
Palealu7730/
Phalalu7713/
Polalau778/
Palialu777/
Polealu777/
Pilalau774/
Pelollu773/
Pelelau773/
Pollalu773/
Polaulu771/
Palallu771/
Palaluh771/
Pallaleu7115/
Pallalou715/
Phallalu711/
Peloslou711/
Pilailux711/
Palolu6758/
Palelu6736/
Pilolu6733/
Pololu6723/
Pilelu6713/
Pilaló673/
Polelu673/
Paillaleu671/

Pelalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelalu in the Oriya language
େପଲଳୁepalalu75
େପଲାଳୁepalalu25

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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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  • 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 Pelalu
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