Pelege Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pelege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
France191:3,495,933219,029
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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

The surname Pelege is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pelège. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelege? popularity and diffusion

Pelege is the 1,871,545th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name on earth, borne by 193 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 4,197,536. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 82 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 6 percent are found and Paraná, where 6 percent are found. Not including Brazil Pelege occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelège942/
Peleger9282/
Peledge9217/
Peleges921/
Peleguer8646/
Pfeleger862/
Peleguei861/
Pelesgie861/
Pelage831,070/
Pelega83189/
Pilege83121/
Polege83105/
Pelese8381/
Pelece8378/
Pelegi8369/
Palege8351/
Peleje8339/
Pelige8313/
Peleze837/
Pielage77517/
Peleggi77136/
Pelegay7797/
Pilegge7728/
Pelagey7720/
Pallege7718/
Pelegha7718/
Paliege7710/
Pollege779/
Peliges777/
Peleser775/
Peleuse774/
Peleche773/
Pelesie772/
Pelegis772/
Pelaige772/
Peliger772/
Pelesei772/
Pelagge771/
Peleghi771/
Pelesea771/
Palegey771/
Peliegi771/
Pelezer771/
Petleche7114/
Pileggie715/
Peuleche713/
Phelhese711/
Peleggia711/
Pelizeer711/
Pfileger711/
Paleghie711/
Bpelegha711/
Pieleggi711/
Pelegych711/
Pegliese711/
Peleiser710/
Pelesi67508/
Palage67449/
Pilegi67290/
Pelagi67260/
Pelice67152/
Polage67137/
Pelezi67118/
Palige67117/
Pilage6787/
Peleza6785/
Pologe6766/
Pelise6754/
Pelogi6721/
Polegi6718/
Piloge679/
Pelyse676/
Pilega676/
Peleji675/
Polige675/
Pelesy671/
Peliga671/
Peleizier671/
Pelèse671/
Pelēce671/
Pelizzeer671/
Pilese671/
Peleci671/
Pileje671/
Pailledge670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelege
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