Pelem Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Pelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 171 | 1:309,600 | 23,673 |
| South Africa | 126 | 1:429,982 | 36,940 |
| Argentina | 53 | 1:806,480 | 53,420 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Pelem (216) may also be a first name.
Pelem Demographics
Average Pelem Salary in
South Africa
R 52,740
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Pelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelem (Russian: Пелэм) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pelem.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 661,581st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Pelem live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Pelem is also the 614,549th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 216 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 309,600. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.
Pelem Last Name Statistics demography
Pelem earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.81% less than the national average, earning R 52,740 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelem in the Russian language | ||
| Пелэм | pelem | - |
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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 Pelem
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