Pelekani Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Pelekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Cyprus | 22 | 1:40,222 | 4,167 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Pelekani (64) may also be a first name.
Pelekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelekani occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Pelekani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelekani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,333,288th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Pelekani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Pelekani are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pelekani is also the 1,223,525th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 64 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 13 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelekanis | 94 | 85 | / |
| Phelekani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pelekhani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pelekane | 88 | 47 | / |
| Pelekana | 88 | 11 | / |
| Pelikani | 88 | 10 | / |
| Pelekeni | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pelecani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Phelekane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pelekonis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pelikhani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phelekana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Peelakaani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palakani | 75 | 97 | / |
| Pelicani | 75 | 17 | / |
| Pilakani | 75 | 8 | / |
| Polakani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pelikana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelaconi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palokani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelecane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palekane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pilikani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelekhanych | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pylakkani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Polakanni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palakanni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Peliacani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phalakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palakhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelicanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pollaakani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelikań | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelikanych | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pelekani
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