Pelda Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pelda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2961:70,1668,812
Czechia1291:82,43013,813
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England21:27,859,030389,889
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bhutan11:616,0391,715

Pelda (1,070) may also be a first name.

Pelda Last Name Facts

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

Pelda (Tibetan: དཔལ་གྲགས།) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 590,896th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Pelda reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 36 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 244,495th most common first name throughout the world, held by 1,070 people.

Pelda is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 70,166. In Cameroon Pelda is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 84 percent live, North Region, where 12 percent live and South Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelėda91101/
Peldai9111/
Peldo80152/
Peldi8065/
Pilda8038/
Põlda8031/
Pelde8015/
Pölda809/
Pleda807/
Pldoa801/
Pelder7370/
Peldes7343/
Peldys7336/
Pildas739/
Pledas736/
Paelde736/
Peldez734/
Pildai734/
Pilday732/
Pledad731/
Peldhe731/
Peldich6720/
Peltder672/
Pldo671/
Pldj671/
Pldi671/
Pildash671/
Pledath671/
Peglidi671/
Peelder670/

Pelda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelda in the Tibetan language
དཔལ་གྲགས།paldrak-

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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 Pelda
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