Where Does The Last Name Pelden Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pelden (Hindi: पेलदेन, Tibetan: དཔལ་སྒྲོན།) is most common in Bhutan. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelden? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 157,549^th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,625,197 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pelden are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Tibeto-South Asia. Pelden is also the 190,371^st most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,640 people.

This surname is most numerous in Bhutan, where it is carried by 2,752 people, or 1 in 224. In Bhutan Pelden is primarily concentrated in: Thimphu District, where 26 percent are found, Mongar District, where 10 percent are found and Trashigang District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Bhutan this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Pelden Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pelden has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.