Pelama Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Pelama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pelama (58) may also be a first name.
Pelama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelama (Hindi: पेलमा, Oriya: େପଲାମା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Pelama live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Pelama is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 58 people.
The last name Pelama is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelama in the Hindi language | ||
| पेलमा | pelama | - |
| Pelama in the Oriya language | ||
| େପଲାମା | epalama | - |
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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 Pelama
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