Pelemo Surname

171,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Pelemo Surname User-submission:

Pelemo is a surname among the Yoruba speaking people of Nigeria.

It means 'extra-ordinary'.

It is common among Akoko people of Ondo and Edo State. The surname is also relatively common among the Ijeshas, Ekiti and Okun tribes of the Yoruba people of Nigeria.

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Pelemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4681:71,7765,166
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England121:4,643,172139,951
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pelemo (110) may also be a first name.

Pelemo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pelemo is a surname among the Yoruba speaking people of Nigeria.

It means 'extra-ordinary'.

It is common among Akoko people of Ondo and Edo State. The surname is also relatively common among the Ijeshas, Ekiti and Okun tribes of the Yoruba people of Nigeria.

Kpelemo is a derivative of this name among the Akoko-Edo tribes of Edo state.

- opelemo

Pelemo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelemo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelemo? popularity and diffusion

Pelemo is the 171,573rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,904,562 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pelemo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 110 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,468 people, or 1 in 71,776. In Nigeria Pelemo is most common in: Ondo, where 24 percent are found, Kogi, where 20 percent are found and Ekiti, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Pelemo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pelemo surname is predominantly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pelemoi923/
Phelemo922/
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Peylemo921/
Pelemooh862/
Pelema83274/
Polemo83171/
Palemo83102/
Pelamo8391/
Pelomo8323/
Pelimo8310/
Philemo7728/
Pelomoh777/
Pielamo773/
Paleemo771/
Pallemo771/
Paleamo771/
Peleuma771/
Paylemo771/
Palemoi771/
Pailemo771/
Philemoa715/
Palomo6780,954/
Palamo67920/
Pilimo67377/
Pelima67279/
Palema67206/
Polomo6764/
Palimo6764/
Pelama6747/
Polamo6742/
Polema6715/
Polimo677/
Pilamo674/
Pilymo672/
Peloma671/
Pilema671/

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