Pelecio Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pelecio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelecio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4551:222,50234,348
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pelecio (22) may also be a first name.

Pelecio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelecio is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pelecio click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelecio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 653,013th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pelecio live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 22 people.

Pelecio is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 222,502. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 44 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 28 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Pelecio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pelecio has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelecio surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peleco923/
Pelecia86702/
Pelicio8628/
Pelesio865/
Pelecho861/
Pelechos801/
Pelico7730,352/
Pelezo7799/
Pelixo7790/
Pileco7764/
Peleso774/
Peleca773/
Pelizo772/
Peleissou751/
Pelicia71331/
Pelizzo71290/
Pelecha71135/
Pelicho7139/
Pelesia7120/
Pelesho715/
Pelaizo713/
Pelesot713/
Pelechá712/
Pilesio712/
Pelisio712/
Pelisso712/
Peleisa712/
Pelihco712/
Pelayco711/
Peleica711/
Pelícia711/
Peletso711/
Pelisot711/
Pelesso711/
Peliosa711/
Pelissou67386/
Pelecháč6756/
Pelissot6725/
Peeletso6719/
Pelechas6719/
Pelechač6712/
Pelicias6711/
Phelesia676/
Phelicia676/
Phylecia673/
Pelechat672/
Pilicios672/
Pelichos671/
Pelecháć671/
Pelechsa671/
Pelichou671/
Pheletso671/
Philecia670/

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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 Pelecio
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