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
Pelei (Oriya: େପେଲଇ) occurs more in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pelei is the 112,187th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,763,685 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Pelei reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pelei is also the 388,635th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 479 people.
Pelei is most frequently held in Togo, where it is carried by 3,465 people, or 1 in 2,092. Barring Togo Pelei is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Hungary, where 4 percent reside.
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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