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 surname Pelei (Oriya: େପେଲଇ) is borne by more people in Togo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,187th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,763,685 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Pelei are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 388,635th most widely held given name in the world, held by 479 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Togo, where it is carried by 3,465 people, or 1 in 2,092. Aside from Togo this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and Hungary, where 4 percent live.
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
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- 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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