Pelegrin Surname

69,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Cuba

Pelegrin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelegrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,1931:14,6421,674
Brazil8221:260,43110,018
Cuba8161:14,1211,038
Dominican Republic6011:17,3591,197
United States5111:709,31355,985
Philippines2951:343,18046,517
Argentina2251:189,97115,823
Belgium1731:66,45510,647
France1291:514,90571,423
Croatia711:59,55811,098
Venezuela451:671,20211,567
Panama261:150,4714,892
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England101:5,571,806158,774
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Pelegrín (82), Pélegrin (16) & Pèlegrin (3) are calculated separately.

Pelegrin (473) may also be a first name.

Pelegrin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelegrin (Marathi: पेले) is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Pelegrín, Pélegrin or Pèlegrin. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelegrin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 69,976th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,030,625 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Pelegrin reside; 45 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 391,396th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 473 people.

The surname Pelegrin is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 3,193 people, or 1 in 14,642. In Spain Pelegrin is most prevalent in: Murcia, where 25 percent are found, Catalonia, where 23 percent are found and Aragon, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Spain this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Cuba, where 12 percent are found.

Pelegrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelegrin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelegrin surname increased 6,388 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelegrin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelegrin last name are 28.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pelegrin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.78% less than the national average, earning R 133,608 per year; in United States they earn 12.79% less than the national average, earning $37,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pelegrin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelegrin in the Marathi language
पेलेpele-

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Footnotes

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