Pelei Surname
Approximately 4,132 people bear this surname
Pelei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 3,465 | 1:2,092 | 252 |
| Papua New Guinea | 195 | 1:41,814 | 5,091 |
| Hungary | 152 | 1:64,581 | 6,666 |
| Romania | 124 | 1:161,918 | 16,836 |
| Lesotho | 70 | 1:29,037 | 5,566 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Pelei (479) may also be a first name.
Pelei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelei (Oriya: େପେଲଇ) is found most frequently in Togo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,187th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,763,685 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Pelei live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pelei is also the 388,635th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 479 people.
The surname Pelei is most prevalent in Togo, where it is carried by 3,465 people, or 1 in 2,092. Besides Togo Pelei occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Hungary, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelei in the Oriya language | ||
| େପେଲଇ | epela'i | - |
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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 Pelei
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