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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 found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pelé, Péle, Pelè, Pélé or Pélè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Pele is the 45,478^th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 638,810 people. Pele occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Pele reside; 21 percent reside in Western Europe and 20 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Pele is also the 57,453^rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 11,003 people.

This surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 2,314 people, or 1 in 28,705. In France it is mostly concentrated 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 exists in 92 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,131 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pele Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (52%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Pele surname are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.45% being registered to vote for 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.