Pelanya Surname
1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Pelanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 150 | 1:352,944 | 26,073 |
Pelanya (12) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilanya | 86 | 29 | / |
| Pelania | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pelanea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pelangia | 80 | 63 | / |
| Philanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pilania | 71 | 550 | / |
| Pelanio | 71 | 89 | / |
| Pilanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilaunia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pelangio | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pelanios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilanjad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilyonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilangia | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pelaño | 62 | 7 | / |
| Peloña | 62 | 3 | / |
| Pilaña | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pelonio | 57 | 1,926 | / |
| Pelonia | 57 | 1,659 | / |
| Pelonha | 57 | 165 | / |
| Pelogna | 57 | 31 | / |
| Peloneo | 57 | 15 | / |
| Pelonho | 57 | 8 | / |
| Peloñia | 57 | 6 | / |
| Pilanio | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pilonyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pelonea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pilaneo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pelônia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pelónia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Peloinia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Philanio | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pelanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis