Pelem Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

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

Pelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pelem (216) may also be a first name.

Pelem Last Name Facts

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

Pelem (Russian: Пелэм) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 661,581st most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name Pelem is predominantly found 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 widespread first name in the world, borne by 216 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 309,600. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Argentina, where 12 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehlem91191/
Peleme9184/
Peelem914/
Pelhem913/
Petlem912/
Phelem912/
Peilem911/
Pelemq911/
Pelheim839/
Petleam835/
Pheleme832/
Peleame831/
Pheleim830/
Phellem830/
Pheleam830/
Palem808,516/
Pelen803,231/
Polem80846/
Pelim80108/
Pilem8046/
Peheleme7713/
Pelemova7712/
Pethleam771/
Phetleam771/
Pallem732,867/
Peelen731,813/
Peulen73862/
Peleng73343/
Pielen73249/
Pelenc73243/
Pelenk73133/
Pelien73130/
Paalem73103/
Phelen73102/
Pieleń7343/
Pollem7340/
Philem7337/
Paliem7330/
Peslen7317/
Polhem7317/
Peliom7315/
Peilen7314/
Pilhem7311/
Phelim738/
Pelent735/
Paleem735/
Paleam734/
Phalem733/
Pislem733/
Piliem732/
Peylen732/
Pohlem732/
Paleum731/
Pahlem731/
Pholem731/
Pileme731/
Pelenq731/
Petlim731/
Poleam731/
Pileem731/
Pelhim731/
Ppolem731/
Pehlen731/
Poleem731/
Pielym730/
Peluim730/
Pealen730/
Pelenn730/
Petlen730/
Plen67317/
Pellene67127/
Pleń67119/
Pealien6740/
Peillen6724/
Pholhem678/
Phielen677/
Phetlim675/
Paallem675/
Palleam675/
Pheilen672/
Phealen671/
Phelenq671/
Phellen671/
Puiliem671/
Peileng671/
Phelaen671/
Pettlne671/
Palleem671/
Polleim671/
Phelime671/
Pelienė671/
Peilien670/
Pieleen670/
Phelend670/
Pehlien670/
Phelism670/

Pelem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelem in the Russian language
Пелэмpelem-

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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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  • 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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