Pelegi Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pelegi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelegi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelegi (15) may also be a first name.

Pelegi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelegi occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelegi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pelegi reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 3,344,911. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 98 percent live and Paraná, where 2 percent live. Barring Brazil Pelegi exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peleggi92136/
Pelegis922/
Peliegi921/
Peleghi921/
Peleggia861/
Peleguei861/
Pelesgie861/
Pieleggi861/
Pelesi83508/
Pilegi83290/
Pelagi83260/
Pelega83189/
Pelezi83118/
Pelege8398/
Pelogi8321/
Polegi8318/
Peleji835/
Peleci831/
Pelagie7715,731/
Pileggi774,877/
Poleggi77574/
Pelaggi77370/
Pelesai77307/
Pelegay7797/
Peleger7782/
Pelesić7770/
Pahlegi7749/
Pilegis7736/
Pelegha7718/
Peledge7717/
Pelesis778/
Pelaghi777/
Phelesi773/
Peleusi772/
Pelesie772/
Pelesei772/
Pileghi771/
Pilecgi771/
Paalegi771/
Paleggi771/
Pilegui771/
Peleges771/
Phelezi771/
Pelekhai7153/
Peleguer7146/
Palleggi7114/
Pileggis719/
Pileggie715/
Pfeleger712/
Palheggi712/
Pilegits711/
Paleghie711/
Bpelegha711/
Pelegych711/
Phelagie710/
Peleiser710/
Palagi672,667/
Pelage671,070/
Peliza67217/
Pileci67173/
Pelice67152/
Pilege67121/
Pelici67113/
Polege67105/
Pologi6792/
Peleza6785/
Pelese6781/
Pelece6778/
Paligi6757/
Pelise6754/
Palege6751/
Peleje6739/
Palogi6729/
Piligi6722/
Pilesi6721/
Pelige6713/
Pelisi6711/
Polagi6711/
Peleze677/
Pilega676/
Pelyse676/
Poligi673/
Pilagi672/
Pelège672/
Peliga671/
Pelesy671/
Palheghyi671/
Peleizier671/
Pelèse671/
Pelēce671/
Pelizy670/

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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 Pelegi
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