Pelenje Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Pelenje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelenje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Pelenje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelenje is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pelenje.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelenje? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelenje is the 1,537,949th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pelenje are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Pelenje is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Beside Malawi it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelene9227/
Poelenjee8830/
Poelenije889/
Pelenge8612,531/
Pelence8630/
Pelense8618/
Pelener8612/
Pelenze8612/
Palenje864/
Peleney862/
Peslene861/
Peliene861/
Peulene861/
Pilenje861/
Pelenei861/
Poelenye802/
Pelenets801/
Pelindje801/
Peelenge801/
Pelennge801/
Plenge771,160/
Pelena77555/
Pelens77156/
Pelenz7770/
Plence7748/
Peleni7745/
Peleny7711/
Plense772/
Pilene772/
Peleñe771/
Plenze770/
Pelenio712,371/
Pheleni71235/
Pielenz71124/
Philene71120/
Palanje7179/
Pelenis7167/
Pelengi7142/
Peulens7125/
Pelensa7118/
Plengey7118/
Pelenys7114/
Pelenha7111/
Pelenyi7110/
Pelenza719/
Pelenci718/
Palinje717/
Pelenyo717/
Palenji716/
Pelesný716/
Polonje715/
Peelena714/
Pilenge714/
Pelenzi713/
Pelienz712/
Peleenz711/
Peulenz711/
Plenjai711/
Pelegni711/
Pelenoi711/
Paylene711/
Palenie710/
Phelena710/
Plens671,004/
Plenz67284/
Pelengić67110/
Pelenshi6715/
Polonije674/
Pelenytė672/
Philence672/
Philgene672/
Pelineer671/

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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 Pelenje
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