Pele Surname

45,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tonga

Pele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,3141:28,7053,504
DR Congo1,8811:39,2774,849
Nigeria1,3611:130,1568,474
Romania9601:20,9142,688
South Africa9341:58,0067,355
Indonesia7261:182,16117,530
Papua New Guinea6711:12,1521,113
Cameroon3131:66,3558,394
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
India2581:2,973,12289,393
Ivory Coast1881:122,7196,022
Ukraine1831:248,75832,662
Tonga1751:613165
Congo1631:30,6083,116
Israel1561:54,8577,107
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Uganda881:443,62826,657
Canada681:541,84745,466
Serbia541:132,3149,600
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Zambia331:480,30121,871
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Benin291:356,40027,355
England281:1,989,93178,001
American Samoa281:1,991404
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Samoa41:48,452659
China41:341,830,39216,990
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Pelé (186), Péle (3), Pelè (1), Pélé (4) & Pélè (1) are calculated separately.

Pele (11,003) may also be a first name.

Pele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pele (Georgian: პელე, Marathi: पेळे, Oriya: େପେଲ, Tibetan: མ་ཡ་པི་ལི་) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pelé, Péle, Pelè, Pélé or Pélè. Click here for other potential spellings of Pele.

How Common Is The Last Name Pele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,478th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 638,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Pele live; 21 percent live in Western Europe and 20 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 57,453rd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 11,003 people.

The last name Pele is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 2,314 people, or 1 in 28,705. In France Pele is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 28 percent reside, Brittany, where 20 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside. Excluding France Pele occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Pele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pele surname expanded 1,131 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (52%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Pele are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.45% registered with the party.

The amount Pele earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.96% less than the national average, earning R 133,176 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning $47,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelé92186/
Péle923/
Pelè921/
Pelle8914,402/
Peele896,581/
Peled895,735/
Pelei894,132/
Peleh893,552/
Phele893,288/
Pelea891,664/
Peley891,494/
Pelet891,447/
Piele891,417/
Peles891,153/
Pehle891,127/
Pelep89718/
Peale89636/
Pelez89501/
Peler89451/
Peleu89424/
Pesle89379/
Peile89268/
Peule89106/
Pelge8997/
Petle8987/
Pelhe8981/
Pelej8974/
Peyle8966/
Poele8963/
Peleş8958/
Paele8949/
Pelie8938/
Pelee8935/
Pejle8915/
Pelée892/
Peleș891/
Pelèe891/
Ple862,306/
Pélé834/
Pélè831/
Peeler808,178/
Pelech801,561/
Petley801,289/
Peiler80695/
Pheleu80675/
Pelyhe80647/
Pealer80645/
Peylet80346/
Peelle80280/
Phelep80236/
Peille80227/
Phehle80205/
Pelesh80184/
Pesler80135/
Peletz80117/
Pelesz80103/
Pettle8096/
Peless8093/
Pealey8082/
Petler8080/
Peuleu8068/
Peleaz8055/
Phetle8050/
Pheley8049/
Pelets8048/
Peilhe8043/
Pelett8042/
Pielea8035/
Pheles8027/
Pielie8022/
Peilet8021/
Peales8016/
Pealez8014/
Pesley8013/
Pheele8013/
Pieleu8013/
Paehle8011/
Peleea809/
Pelehh809/
Pejler807/
Peeles807/
Pealee807/
Pethle807/
Peelee806/
Peleas806/
Poeleh806/
Pheler805/
Pfeile805/
Phelge804/
Phiele804/
Peeley804/
Peyler804/
Peilei804/
Peledd804/
Pelees803/
Pealle803/
Peasle803/
Peilie803/
Peleys803/
Pelecz803/
Pelher803/
Pellle802/
Pealie802/
Peilee802/
Poehle802/
Petlet802/
Phelle802/
Peyles802/
Pellej802/
Pelãez802/
Peelei801/
Peetle801/
Peiley801/
Phelee801/
Peleer801/
Peliea801/
Peslee801/
Petlea801/
Phoele801/
Paelea801/
Paelee801/
Peiles801/
Peulee801/
Peylie801/
Petlhe801/
Pe'ele801/
Peleiz801/
Pelehz801/
Pesles801/
Poelie801/
Peeled801/
Pielhe801/
Peelea801/
Pieley800/
Phelie800/
Peleis800/
Petlee800/
Pfelie800/
Pelhey800/
Pehley800/
Peisle800/
Pheile800/
Peglie800/
Peleey800/
Phelhe800/
Peuley800/
Petles800/
Pale75110,837/
Pole7537,956/
Pyle7526,205/
Pile7510,051/
Pela758,798/
Peal756,154/
Peli756,045/
Peil754,044/
Peul75253/
Pleș75225/
Peyl75146/
Pely7592/
Plej7586/
Phel7546/
Pelh7545/
Phle7536/
Petl7529/
Pelá7522/
Plle7518/
Pejl758/
Påle755/
Pfle752/
Păle752/
Pleè751/
Pîle751/
Pple751/
Pelj751/
Pfeiler733,029/
Peasley732,714/
Peaslee732,177/
Peilleh731,123/
Peisley731,113/
Phetlhe73891/
Peitler73774/
Peillet73669/
Petelle73476/
Peiller73137/
Peleggi73136/
Pettler73134/
Pettley73123/
Peisler7365/
Peleher7357/
Phelepp7341/
Peehler7337/
Peilley7329/
Pethley7322/
Pheiler7320/
Petille7320/
Pitelle7316/
Phethle7316/
Pelahei7315/
Pecille7312/
Pealler7311/
Picelle7311/
Peasler736/
Pheeley736/
Peetles735/
Pealleh735/
Peatley734/
Pelehyi734/
Peattle733/
Peehles732/
Pettles732/
Phelgey732/
Peahler732/
Pételle732/
Peilhet732/
Pheileu732/
Piselle732/
Peesley731/
Peaslle731/
Peillez731/
Phelley731/
Pfeitle731/
Poeleah731/
Pfeyler731/
Phaelle731/
Phoelie731/
Pecylle731/
Peleová731/
Peslett731/
Phellep731/
Phellie731/
Phelleu731/
Peelead731/
Phieley730/
Phesler730/
Pheleas730/
Pehlest730/
Peasles730/
Peehley730/
Phelles730/
Peeslee730/
Palei6760,105/
Palle6743,221/
Pfeil6714,196/
Pytel6713,702/
Pyles679,988/
Pohle679,865/
Paley678,799/
Pille678,561/
Polei678,312/
Pelit677,793/
Pitle676,010/
Polle675,882/
Phale675,368/
Piela674,711/
Peela674,640/
Poley674,233/
Pilet673,720/
Petel673,580/
Pitel673,065/
Paile672,811/
Palee672,326/
Pelay671,660/
Pelis671,612/
Peila671,365/
Piles671,331/
Peliz671,093/
Petil671,081/
Palea67920/
Phela67896/
Polea67701/
Paleh67631/
Puile67615/
Peitl67588/
Pesel67564/
Phole67537/
Pahle67517/
Peall67506/
Poile67491/
Paleu67482/
Pileh67464/
Polee67457/
Pelia67411/
Pheil67390/
Piler67366/
Pfile67346/
Payle67331/
Peyla67328/
Peloi67324/
Pesli67310/
Pelaj67309/
Pilea67291/
Peill67263/
Pecel67246/
Peisl67216/
Pisel67214/
Phile67212/
Pilei67212/
Pelio67207/
Peeli67196/
Petli67190/
Paeli67168/
Pelai67166/
Pelya67165/
Phiel67156/
Poyle67151/
Paale67149/
Peciller67145/
Phyle67132/
Pöhle67129/
Pelih67123/
Peliy67121/
Piley67113/
Piole67112/
Pyler67105/
Peala67105/
Pleje67103/
Poleh6794/
Phelp6790/
Pheli6787/
Pieli6784/
Peçel6784/
Pelip6783/
Picel6766/
Peahl6758/
Peloa6756/
Peloy6756/
Pyole6755/
Pisle6754/
Pfeiller6749/
Pheal6745/
Pecil6745/
Pettelle6744/
Pejla6744/
Phely6741/
Pelejová6740/
Pycel6738/
Peşel6735/
Pölle6733/
Pealy6732/
Pešel6732/
Pähle6731/
Peuli6728/
Päsel6726/
Pétel6726/
Pileç6726/
Pelyo6724/
Pichelle6723/
Peetl6722/
Pylet6722/
Peseller6721/
Phelt6721/
Pelgi6720/
Pylee6719/
Peili6717/
Pehly6715/
Paely6713/
Pihle6713/
Pelyi6713/
Päiel6712/
Peihl6711/
Pesil6711/
Pilee6710/
Peijl679/
Pöler679/
Peely678/
Pelaa678/
Pheel678/
Peali678/
Peuhl677/
Pileu677/
Peliš677/
Peseł677/
Peyly677/
Phell675/
Pilep675/
Ppela675/
Pfeli675/
Pilez675/
Pehli675/
Piely674/
Påhle674/
Phetl674/
Pettl673/
Puyle673/
Pelhs673/
Pilej673/
Pěleš673/
Péley673/
Pittelle673/
Pišel673/
Peyli673/
Pylei673/
Pelehova672/
Poiselle672/
Pylle672/
Ppale672/
Pysel672/
Pesselle672/
Piscelle672/
Pleèa672/
Poitelle672/
Peßel672/
Peald672/
Pecyl672/
Poeyl671/
Peatl671/
Peggilee671/
Peily671/
Pyley671/
Pheld671/
Peljć671/
Pfheiler671/
Peteller671/
Hpale671/
Hpole671/
Bhple671/
Bpleh671/
Pelıt671/
Pelói671/
Paytelle671/
Peulh671/
Peull671/
Phoellie671/
Phielley671/
Pheillez671/
Pealh671/
Pechille671/
Peleyova671/
Peleyová671/
Pelhi671/
Pelér671/
Pelíz671/
Pelúa671/
Pelýt671/
Pelehová671/
Pejtl671/
Pleți671/
Pålle671/
Pélet671/
Péleu671/
Ppeli671/
P'Ple671/
Peléz671/
Ppole671/
Pheul671/
Pelui671/
Pelyz671/
Pleoy670/
Pytle670/
Pfealeer670/
Pheisler670/
Pealt670/
Pfeihler670/
Pettlett670/
Pfeul670/
Peasleee670/

Pele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pele in the Georgian language
პელეpele-
Pele in the Oriya language
େପେଲepela-
Pele in the Marathi language
पेळेpele65.73
पेलेpele28.67
पोेलेpoele3.5
पाेलेpaele1.4
पेळे़pele0.7
Pele in the Tibetan language
མ་ཡ་པི་ལི་mayapili33.33
བིར་པི་ལི་birpili22.22
དོཇ་པི་ལི་dojapili11.11
བྷའདུར་པི་ལི་bhadurpili11.11
པེ་ལེ་pélé11.11
པི་ལི་་pili11.11

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