Pelani Surname

106,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,9561:33,4303,926
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
India81:95,883,173728,828
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Pelani (1,025) may also be a first name.

Pelani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelani (Bengali: পেলানী, Oriya: େପଲାନୀ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106,868th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,667,249 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pelani live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 250,708th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 1,025 people.

The last name Pelani is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,956 people, or 1 in 33,430. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 53 percent reside, South Sumatra, where 6 percent reside and Riau, where 5 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Pelani Last Name Statistics demography

Pelani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.76% less than the national average, earning R 52,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelangi924,241/
Phelani92159/
Pelanio9289/
Pelanis9225/
Pehlani9223/
Pelaniy923/
Pelyani923/
Peilani922/
Petlani921/
Pelanie921/
Pelanai921/
Pealiani8627/
Phehlani864/
Pelangai862/
Peeliani861/
Peloni831,035/
Pelane83876/
Pilani83639/
Pelany83140/
Pelana83102/
Phelane772,194/
Pelonio771,926/
Petlane77718/
Pelonis77362/
Pelanne77179/
Pilanoi77157/
Pailani77114/
Pealane77106/
Philani7789/
Pilanyi7728/
Pilyani7728/
Pelanaj7726/
Pijlani7719/
Pilhani7717/
Pelaine7711/
Pehlana779/
Peliana778/
Pelyane778/
Pelongi777/
Pilaniy777/
Peilane777/
Pelonie776/
Pehlane775/
Pilangi775/
Peelane774/
Peulane774/
Pilgani774/
Pelaina774/
Peelana774/
Pilanhi773/
Pelaney773/
Pilanio772/
Pelange772/
Pieloni771/
Pihlani771/
Pilanie771/
Pelanoa771/
Pelanes771/
Pielana771/
Pujlani771/
Pelanea771/
Pelaner771/
Pelioni771/
Pelhany770/
Pelañ731/
Phehlane71221/
Phetlane7125/
Pailangi7123/
Pilyanis7111/
Philanoi719/
Pelionis719/
Pelanytė718/
Pithlani714/
Phajlani714/
Phelange713/
Philanie712/
Paillani712/
Pilahani711/
Philanio711/
Pelhaneh711/
Pheliane711/
Pelianes711/
Petlhane711/
Pethlane711/
Phillani711/
Pheelane711/
Peallany710/
Pilane6711,808/
Piloni673,408/
Pelone67829/
Pilana67264/
Phetlhane6793/
Pelona6739/
Pitlanish6721/
Pelaheyna679/
Peloña673/
Pitlanich673/
Pelony671/
Pilôni671/

Pelani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelani in the Bengali language
পেলানীpelani-
Pelani in the Oriya language
େପଲାନୀepalani50
େପଲନୀepalani25
େପଲାନିepalani25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelani
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