Peleni Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Peleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Peleni (46) may also be a first name.

Peleni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peleni occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peleni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peleni is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Peleni are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Peleni is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 46 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Peleni is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 75 percent reside, Central, where 21 percent reside and National Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Peleni Last Name Statistics demography

Peleni earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelenio922,371/
Pheleni92235/
Pelenis9267/
Pelengi9242/
Pelenyi9210/
Pelenei921/
Pelegni921/
Pelenoi921/
Pelini83876/
Pelena83555/
Pelene8327/
Peleny8311/
Pelyni838/
Pileni833/
Pelenge7712,531/
Pelinio77297/
Pelenje77135/
Pelynio7768/
Pelényi7754/
Pilenio7723/
Pelenys7714/
Pelener7712/
Pelenha7711/
Peleñio7710/
Pelenyo777/
Pilenyi776/
Pelesný776/
Peelena774/
Peleney772/
Pelioni771/
Pelingi771/
Peliene771/
Peligni771/
Peslene771/
Peulene771/
Petlini770/
Phelena770/
Peliñ735/
Pelenytė712/
Peelenge711/
Pelignit711/
Pelenets711/
Pilena671,396/
Peliña67409/
Peline6765/
Pieleń6743/
Pilini6730/
Pisellini6728/
Pelaheyna679/
Pilene672/
Peleñe671/
Pecellini671/
Pileny671/

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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 Peleni
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