Pelecha Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Pelecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 108 | 1:432,889 | 22,966 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
The alternate forms: Pelechá (2) are calculated separately.
Pelecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelecha is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Pelechá. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelecha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,537,949th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Pelecha occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pelecha are found; 80 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 432,889. In Spain Pelecha is primarily found in: Valencian Community, where 85 percent live, Aragon, where 8 percent live and Catalonia, where 6 percent live. Excluding Spain this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 17 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
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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 Pelecha
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