Peleger Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Peleger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peleger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Peleger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peleger is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Peleger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peleger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peleger is the 2,075,631st most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Peleger live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 2,320,161. In Indonesia Peleger is most frequent in: North Maluku, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Peleger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peleger has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peleguer9346/
Pfeleger932/
Pelieger932/
Pieleger931/
Pelegere931/
Pelege9298/
Pelecer8654/
Peledge8617/
Pelegre869/
Peleser865/
Peliger862/
Pelezer861/
Peleges861/
Pelizeer801/
Peleguei801/
Pfileger801/
Pelesgie801/
Peleiser800/
Pelega77189/
Pilege77121/
Pelese7781/
Pelece7778/
Pelegi7769/
Peleje7739/
Pelige7713/
Peleze777/
Pelège772/
Pelizzeer751/
Peleizier751/
Philieger751/
Pelicer71701/
Pelizer71521/
Peliser71213/
Peleggi71136/
Pilager71128/
Pelegay7197/
Pelesir7135/
Paloger7131/
Pilegge7128/
Pelegha7118/
Plejzer7115/
Peliges717/
Palager716/
Piliger716/
Polager715/
Peleuse714/
Pelaige712/
Pelegis712/
Pelesie712/
Pelesei712/
Peliegi711/
Peleghi711/
Pelesea711/
Pelizzer67311/
Pehliser6713/
Pelisier6711/
Polhager675/
Pileggie675/
Pelizier672/
Pilagher672/
Phelhese671/
Bpelegha671/
Pieleggi671/
Pelegych671/
Pegliese671/
Polliger671/
Peleggia671/

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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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  • 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 Peleger
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