Pelege Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Pelege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Pelège (2) are calculated separately.
Pelege (193) may also be a first name.
Pelege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelege is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pelège. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelege? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. Pelege is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Pelege reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 653,740th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 193 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 4,197,536. In Brazil Pelege is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 82 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 6 percent reside and Paraná, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Pelege exists in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.
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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
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