Pelapus Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Pelapus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelapus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya981:471,22324,622

Pelapus Last Name Facts

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

Pelapus is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pelapus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelapus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pelapus are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Pelapus is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 471,223. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside.

Pelapus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelapu9251/
Palapus86223/
Petlapu863/
Pelapuud801/
Pilapu771/
Phellepus751/
Palapuz71577/
Pitlapu7113/
Pailapu718/
Pilapos714/
Poilapu711/
Pihlapuu67116/
Pählapuu6727/
Peleipos672/
Pelopuih671/
Phylapou671/
Philopus671/
Philapos671/
Phillepus6325/
Pilopos571/
Philopos53166/
Philopou531/
Philoppos506/
Philiopou501/

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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 Pelapus
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