Pelangi Surname

109,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pelangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,4581:22,2042,817
Indonesia7591:174,24116,876
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

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

Pelangi (Arabic: بيلانجي, Marathi: पेलांगी, Oriya: େପଲି) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelangi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 109,699th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,718,356 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 653 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 3,458 people, or 1 in 22,204. In Iran Pelangi is most prevalent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 18 percent live, Kerman Province, where 10 percent live and Golestan Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Iran it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelanggi9310/
Pelangit933/
Pelangie932/
Pelangai932/
Pelani924,371/
Pelagi92260/
Pelagie8615,731/
Palangi862,528/
Polangi86416/
Pelaggi86370/
Phelani86159/
Pelanio8689/
Pelasgi8634/
Pelanis8625/
Pehlani8623/
Pelongi867/
Pelaghi867/
Pelanga867/
Pilangi865/
Pelyani863/
Pelaniy863/
Peilani862/
Pelange862/
Pelanai861/
Pelagiç861/
Pelanie861/
Petlani861/
Pelaghie8053/
Palangie8045/
Pallangi8037/
Palanggi8034/
Pealiani8027/
Pailangi8023/
Paalangi809/
Pollangi805/
Pelianga804/
Phehlani804/
Phelange803/
Phalangi802/
Pelansai802/
Peeliani801/
Pholangi801/
Pelanger801/
Pelangga801/
Peslaghi801/
Pilangui801/
Pilangia800/
Phelagie800/
Pelage771,070/
Peloni771,035/
Pelane77876/
Pilani77639/
Pelany77140/
Pelaga77103/
Pelana77102/
Pelogi7721/
Pilagi772/
Pelagaggi75151/
Pahalangi754/
Phalangie752/
Phallangi751/
Phelangee751/
Philangie751/
Palange713,858/
Phelane712,194/
Pelonio711,926/
Petlane71718/
Pielage71517/
Pelonis71362/
Pilanga71361/
Pelanne71179/
Pilanoi71157/
Pilanci71119/
Pailani71114/
Pealane71106/
Philani7189/
Pelonzi7148/
Pilange7141/
Pilyani7128/
Pilanyi7128/
Pelanaj7126/
Palángi7121/
Pelagey7120/
Pijlani7119/
Pilhani7117/
Pelages7113/
Pelance7112/
Pelaine7111/
Pelagay7111/
Polañgi7110/
Pehlana719/
Peliana718/
Pélagie718/
Pelyane718/
Pilaniy717/
Peilane717/
Pelonie716/
Polange715/
Pehlane715/
Peelana714/
Peelane714/
Pilgani714/
Pelaina714/
Peulane714/
Pilanhi713/
Pelaney713/
Pelaige712/
Pelonga712/
Pilanio712/
Pujlani711/
Pelancy711/
Pelanea711/
Pelaner711/
Pelioni711/
Pelagge711/
Pielana711/
Pieloni711/
Pelaghe711/
Pelanes711/
Pelanoa711/
Pelansa711/
Peslage711/
Poilagi711/
Pilanie711/
Pihlani711/
Pelanse711/
Pelhany710/
Pelanze710/
Phehlane67221/
Peslages6767/
Palangoy6729/
Phetlane6725/
Pilangga6715/
Pailanga6712/
Pilyanis6711/
Philanoi679/
Pelionis679/
Pelanytė678/
Pallange677/
Pilanger675/
Pelanzer675/
Phajlani674/
Pithlani674/
Phalange673/
Pailange672/
Philanie672/
Paillani672/
Palonghi672/
Paalange671/
Paylanga671/
Palanghe671/
Pilaanga671/
Pilahani671/
Pilandji671/
Pelhaneh671/
Pelañ671/
Pelianes671/
Petlhane671/
Pethlane671/
Phillani671/
Pheelane671/
Pheliane671/
Philanio671/
Pilanchi670/
Peloguis670/
Peallany670/

Pelangi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelangi in the Oriya language
େପଲିepali-
Pelangi in the Marathi language
पेलांगीpelangi-
Pelangi in the Arabic language
بيلانجيbylanjy-

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