Pelapu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pelapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Pelapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelapu (Oriya: େପଲପୁ) is found most in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelapu is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pelapu reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 2,813,813. In Indonesia Pelapu is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Pelapu exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelapus9298/
Petlapu923/
Pelapuud861/
Palapu83939/
Polapu8357/
Pelepu836/
Pilapu831/
Pallapu7728,075/
Pollapu7718/
Palaypu7714/
Palappu7713/
Pitlapu7713/
Paleapu7712/
Paalapu779/
Palaapu779/
Pailapu778/
Palaepu774/
Palapau772/
Pelepeu771/
Pelepou771/
Palaipu771/
Poilapu771/
Polaapu771/
Ppalapu771/
Pihlapuu71116/
Pallaapu7130/
Pählapuu7127/
Pallappu7123/
Pallapau7113/
Palleapu714/
Phallapu714/
Pallaypu713/
Paaleapu713/
Paallapu711/
Polahapu711/
Pelopuih711/
Phylapou711/
Pallaupu711/
Pallapou711/
Pallaepu711/
Ppallapu711/
Palepu6720,407/
Polepu6770/
Pheleppou671/

Pelapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelapu in the Oriya language
େପଲପୁepalapu-

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