Peleau Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Peleau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peleau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1231:540,02273,838
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Peleau Last Name Facts

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

Peleau is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Peleau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peleau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peleau is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname Peleau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Peleau are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Peleau is most common in France, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 540,022. In France Peleau is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 46 percent are found, Brittany, where 19 percent are found and Normandy, where 15 percent are found. Apart from France this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Peleau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peleau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Peleau surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peleaux9220/
Peleaud9211/
Pealeau920/
Peleu91424/
Pelau9146/
Pheleu83675/
Pelaud83239/
Peuleu8368/
Poleau8353/
Pelaut8349/
Peliau8316/
Pieleu8313/
Pelaus833/
Pileau832/
Pelauz831/
Pelaux831/
Pealau830/
Pela808,798/
Petilleau809/
Palleau77342/
Polleau7748/
Poileau773/
Pheileu772/
Pelauch771/
Pioleau771/
Paileau771/
Pelauds771/
Phelleu771/
Pelhaus770/
Petla735,477/
Piela734,711/
Peela734,640/
Peila731,365/
Pelat731,120/
Pelaz731,028/
Phela73896/
Pleșa73624/
Peula73500/
Paleu73482/
Pelia73411/
Pelas73363/
Pelou73346/
Peyla73328/
Paela73289/
Pilau73281/
Pelap73272/
Pehla73233/
Pelya73165/
Poela73159/
Peala73105/
Pelah7386/
Pelad7372/
Pesla7364/
Peloa7356/
Pejla7344/
Pelga7336/
Pelaa738/
Pileu737/
Pelha737/
Ppela735/
Peluo733/
Péleu731/
Pailleau7158/
Peillaud7150/
Pouyleau7149/
Phetla6710,284/
Pelias672,218/
Peetla671,987/
Pelach671,619/
Peloux67971/
Petlia67560/
Pelous67487/
Phehla67154/
Phiela67137/
Pilaud67127/
Pettla67115/
Pheela6776/
Petlla6767/
Peslać6763/
Poilleaux6761/
Peglia6755/
Pelatt6749/
Pielou6749/
Pealat6745/
Pöhlau6740/
Peelaa6727/
Phella6724/
Peatla6722/
Pelapp6720/
Peslya6719/
Philleaux6718/
Pelaph6717/
Pheula6716/
Pihlau6715/
Peylah6714/
Pailleaud6714/
Pailau6713/
Phelia6712/
Phaela6711/
Pelhou6711/
Peulah6710/
Phelah679/
Peliat678/
Peilaz677/
Poelah676/
Petlaa675/
Peihla675/
Peelya675/
Pelaha675/
Pilaus675/
Phoela675/
Pfiela674/
Pelacz673/
Pelasz673/
Pehtla673/
Peilla673/
Pealah673/
Philau673/
Peslia673/
Petlas672/
Phelas672/
Paelia672/
Peulla672/
Peslač672/
Pethla672/
Pelats672/
Pealaa671/
Pealla671/
Peelas671/
Peesla671/
Peilat671/
Peitla671/
Ppeela671/
Ppetla671/
Ppiela671/
Pelasd671/
Peliaa671/
Peliaz671/
Peloha671/
Palleu671/
Pfeila671/
Phileu671/
Petillaut671/
Petlat671/
Piliau671/
Pelhas671/
Pelhat671/
Pelast671/
Plehou671/
Pheila671/
Pyleha671/
Peelat671/
Pelleo670/
Pelatz670/

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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
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  • 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 Peleau
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