Pelegro Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pelegro Surname User-submission:

Peligro means "Danger" in Spanish.

Pelegro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2331:434,49954,012
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelegro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Peligro means "Danger" in Spanish.

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Pelegro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelegro has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelegro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,061,269th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pelegro are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 434,499. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Caraga, where 25 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 15 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Philippines it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelegros9336/
Phelegro932/
Peligro865,572/
Pilegro8636/
Palegro867/
Pelagro863/
Pelygro863/
Peligros80338/
Pheligro801/
Peligra71300/
Palagro7150/
Paligro7134/
Piligro7120/
Pelagra711/
Peligrad6749/
Pallegra672/
Piligros671/
Philagro671/
Piligra5761/
Pallagra532/

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