Pelemu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Pelemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pelemu Last Name Facts

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

Pelemu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelemu is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Pelemu reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Pelemu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Pelemu is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Pelemu Last Name Statistics demography

Pelemu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.99% less than the national average, earning R 59,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelemu921/
Palemu8326/
Polemu836/
Pallemu7712/
Palemui774/
Phelomu771/
Paleameu718/
Paleimau714/
Pelemooh712/
Palamu6789/
Palimu6724/
Polimu6719/
Polamu678/
Palomu675/
Palymu673/
Pilamu671/
Pallamu6277/
Polymou6226/
Paalamu6222/
Polimou6211/
Pilimau628/
Palimau623/
Palamui623/
Philimu622/
Palamau622/
Palaimu621/
Phalamu621/
Pilimou621/
Palaimau5751/
Palaymau574/
Paliamou573/
Palyamou572/

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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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  • 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 Pelemu
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