Pelangi Surname
Approximately 4,241 people bear this surname
Pelangi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3,458 | 1:22,204 | 2,817 |
| Indonesia | 759 | 1:174,241 | 16,876 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Pelangi (653) may also be a first name.
Pelangi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelangi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelangi (Arabic: بيلانجي, Marathi: पेलांगी, Oriya: େପଲି) is most common in Iran. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelangi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 109,699th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,718,356 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pelangi reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 324,981st most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 653 people.
Pelangi is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 3,458 people, or 1 in 22,204. In Iran it is primarily found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 18 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 10 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Iran Pelangi occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelangi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelangi in the Oriya language | ||
| େପଲି | epali | - |
| Pelangi in the Marathi language | ||
| पेलांगी | pelangi | - |
| Pelangi in the Arabic language | ||
| بيلانجي | bylanjy | - |
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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 Pelangi
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