Peleme Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Peleme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
The alternate forms: Péléme (1) are calculated separately.
Peleme (129) may also be a first name.
Peleme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peleme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peleme is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Péléme. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Peleme? popularity and diffusion
The surname Peleme is the 2,047,559th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Peleme live; 64 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Peleme is also the 818,356th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 129 people.
The last name Peleme is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Peleme is most numerous in: Western, where 56 percent reside, Hela, where 39 percent reside and Northern, where 2 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea Peleme exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelemer | 92 | 42 | / |
| Pheleme | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pehleme | 92 | 2 | / |
| Peleame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pelem | 91 | 454 | / |
| Péléme | 89 | 1 | / |
| Peheleme | 86 | 13 | / |
| Pelema | 83 | 274 | / |
| Pehlem | 83 | 191 | / |
| Paleme | 83 | 44 | / |
| Pelemi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Poleme | 83 | 15 | / |
| Peelem | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pelhem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Petlem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Phelem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pileme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pelome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Peilem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pelame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pelemiš | 77 | 727 | / |
| Pelimer | 77 | 492 | / |
| Pelemis | 77 | 41 | / |
| Pelheim | 77 | 9 | / |
| Petleam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pelemoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phelemy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Palemeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pilemer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phelame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pelomea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phaleme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phelime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pheleim | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phellem | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pheleam | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pelim | 73 | 108 | / |
| Pilem | 73 | 46 | / |
| Pelemova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Paleameu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Phelisme | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pelemish | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pethleam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phetleam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phelamei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Philemey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pilime | 67 | 640 | / |
| Palime | 67 | 577 | / |
| Palome | 67 | 483 | / |
| Pelima | 67 | 279 | / |
| Polemi | 67 | 233 | / |
| Polome | 67 | 229 | / |
| Palame | 67 | 223 | / |
| Pelami | 67 | 76 | / |
| Polime | 67 | 47 | / |
| Philem | 67 | 37 | / |
| Polame | 67 | 31 | / |
| Palemi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Peliom | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pilhem | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phelim | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pelomi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Polemy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pilhemmer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pislem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pilame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pilome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Piliem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petlim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelhim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pileem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phelhimes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peluim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pielym | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Peleme
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