Pelele Surname

298,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0681:50,7286,435
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Congo51:997,81917,129
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Pélélé (1) are calculated separately.

Pelele (120) may also be a first name.

Pelele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelele is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Pélélé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelele is the 298,199th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,706,770 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Pelele reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 120 people.

Pelele is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 50,728. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 75 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Pelele Last Name Statistics demography

Pelele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.9% less than the national average, earning R 138,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petlele921,801/
Peleale9235/
Phelele922/
Peloele921/
Pelesler860/
Pelela83586/
Palele83524/
Peleli8345/
Polele8335/
Pelale8332/
Pilele8324/
Pelile8322/
Pelgel832/
Pélélé831/
Pitlele77228/
Palelei77148/
Pholele77122/
Phelile7757/
Poleley7753/
Phelela7748/
Polelei7726/
Pelelis7722/
Phalele7721/
Pelicel7714/
Pelalle7711/
Pheleli779/
Petlely774/
Pallele772/
Peletli771/
Pelelia771/
Peloile771/
Paleale771/
Pelesel771/
Peletel771/
Peletil771/
Pelilee771/
Pahlele771/
Peliler770/
Plejl731/
Peloille71560/
Phohlele7185/
Phahlele7120/
Peletlis7115/
Pelisler7113/
Pelaille716/
Pelilech714/
Pelissel713/
Phehleli713/
Pheelela713/
Phileler711/
Pilesley711/
Pallelei711/
Peliscel711/
Pelethly711/
Pelahale711/
Pelessel710/
Peaslely710/
Paleli67184/
Pileli6762/
Pelila6753/
Pelicelli6749/
Peloil6737/
Pilela6728/
Pilely6714/
Peloly6712/
Poleli6711/
Pilesl671/
Pelayl671/
Pelili671/
Phahlehle671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelele
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