Pelena Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Pelena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Cameroon | 218 | 1:95,271 | 11,358 |
| Latvia | 44 | 1:46,592 | 7,086 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Pelena (139) may also be a first name.
Pelena Demographics
Average Pelena Salary in
United States
$80,339 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pelena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelena (Marathi: िपलेना, Russian: Пелена) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 568,972nd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Pelena are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Pelena is also the 784,558th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 139 people.
The last name Pelena is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 39 percent are found and Latvia, where 8 percent are found.
Pelena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pelena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelena surname increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pelena Last Name Statistics demography
Pelena earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 86.19% more than the national average, earning $80,339 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelena in the Marathi language | ||
| िपलेना | ipalena | - |
| Pelena in the Russian language | ||
| Пелена | pelena | - |
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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 Pelena
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