Pelangia Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Pelangia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | 34 | 1:7,143 | 1,125 |
| Georgia | 25 | 1:149,822 | 10,524 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
Pelangia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelangia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelangia (Georgian: ფელანგია, Russian: Пелангиа) is held by more people in Abkhazia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelangia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Pelangia is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Pelangia reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 54 percent reside in Abkhazo-West Asia.
It is most frequently used in Abkhazia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 7,143. In Abkhazia Pelangia is most common in: Gali District, where 65 percent reside, Gulripshi District, where 12 percent reside and Ochamchira District, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Abkhazia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 40 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelania | 93 | 4 | / |
| Pelangio | 88 | 10 | / |
| Pilangia | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pelonia | 80 | 1,659 | / |
| Pilania | 80 | 550 | / |
| Pelanya | 80 | 150 | / |
| Pelanio | 80 | 89 | / |
| Pelanca | 80 | 15 | / |
| Pelansa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelônia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelónia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelanea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pilaunia | 75 | 12 | / |
| Pelansai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pelianca | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pelanios | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peloinia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelonio | 67 | 1,926 | / |
| Pilanya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pilanca | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pilonia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Peloñia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pelanco | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pilanio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pilanha | 67 | 1 | / |
Pelangia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelangia in the Georgian language | ||
| ფელანგია | pelangia | 87.5 |
| პელანგია | pelangia | 12.5 |
| Pelangia in the Russian language | ||
| Пелангиа | pelangia | - |
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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 Pelangia
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