Peleanu Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Peleanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peleanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania811:247,87523,462
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Peleanu Last Name Facts

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

Peleanu is most common in Romania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Peleanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peleanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Peleanu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 247,875. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 51 percent are found, Teleorman County, where 37 percent are found and Constanța County, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Romania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieleanu93720/
Paleanu8673/
Pelenus8629/
Pelengu8622/
Păleanu869/
Poleanu864/
Pleșanu864/
Pelanou862/
Pelanus861/
Paileanu801/
Palanu77126/
Polenu779/
Polanu772/
Pleșoianu7550/
Pelingu7126/
Pilenus718/
Pilangu711/
Pelinus711/
Philenu711/
Pallenu711/
Pelingau6712/
Pilianus676/
Palașanu674/
Pylianou671/
Palainou671/
Paillanau634/
Philianou631/
Pelinouch631/
Pilinu621/
Pilingu57699/
Pilinus577/
Pilinou572/
Palinau572/
Polinuh571/
Poliyonu5312/
Philinus534/
Ppalinau531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Peleanu
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