Peleko Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Peleko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peleko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Zambia151:1,056,66130,252
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Peleko (12) may also be a first name.

Peleko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peleko occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peleko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peleko is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Peleko live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Peleko is also the 3,306,491st most common given name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Peleko is most common in: Hela, where 90 percent live and National Capital District, where 10 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Peleko Last Name Statistics demography

Peleko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.39% less than the national average, earning R 65,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelekos9272/
Peleyko9245/
Pelesko9232/
Pelekou9218/
Pheleko926/
Peletko922/
Peleako922/
Peleško922/
Peleshko86914/
Phelekoa8650/
Peleszko869/
Pelekout865/
Pelechko861/
Peleka832,751/
Pyleko83107/
Pelako8374/
Peloko8373/
Pileko8371/
Paleko837/
Peleco833/
Peliko832/
Pleèko831/
Peljko831/
Pelaheiko8014/
Peleschko804/
Poleyko77272/
Peleška77238/
Poleiko77158/
Palejko7778/
Phelako7750/
Palecko7725/
Peluiko7721/
Paleiko7712/
Pelecot779/
Pelakho778/
Pileyko776/
Paleyko776/
Pelekha776/
Polejko774/
Pilejko774/
Palekko772/
Pelecká772/
Palekho772/
Peëleka772/
Peluyko771/
Polieko771/
Pelioko771/
Pelysko771/
Pilesko771/
Paleako771/
Pileiko771/
Piletko771/
Pelikot771/
Poleuko771/
Peleckas71244/
Petlekha71131/
Phelakho71112/
Pelyshko7175/
Peliszko7137/
Palleiko7130/
Peleshka7128/
Petleska7127/
Pileshko7124/
Pyleshko7112/
Pelekhat7110/
Peslekas7110/
Pelykhos7110/
Pelishko717/
Peleekas714/
Pielecka714/
Pelyuiko714/
Peulecka712/
Peilecka711/
Phelakou711/
Pelekach711/
Pelehkah711/
Phelokho711/
Pelico6730,352/
Poloko671,378/
Paleka67768/
Pelekhach67344/
Palako67157/
Polyko67148/
Pelaco67145/
Pelaka6772/
Polako6768/
Peleschka6767/
Pileco6764/
Pelika6752/
Paleco6747/
Poleka6733/
Peloca6730/
Poliko6725/
Paliko6719/
Petleshka677/
Poljko677/
Palyko676/
Petlychko676/
Pilako675/
Peloka675/
Paloko675/
Pyleka675/
Piliko673/
Piloko673/
Peleca673/
Pileka672/
Pelekhacz671/
Paljko671/
Peloco671/
Pelesckas671/

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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 Peleko
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