Pelene Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Pelene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Peleñe (1) are calculated separately.
Pelene (14) may also be a first name.
Pelene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelene (Marathi: पेलने, Russian: Пелене) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Peleñe. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Pelene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Pelene reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Pelene is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 83 percent live, Far North Region, where 6 percent live and Littoral Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 15 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelene in the Marathi language | ||
| पेलने | pelane | - |
| Pelene in the Russian language | ||
| Пелене | pelene | - |
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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 Pelene
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