Pelesa Surname

234,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pelesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8271:65,5118,225
Lesotho6651:3,056507
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pelesa (467) may also be a first name.

Pelesa Last Name Facts

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

Pelesa (Russian: Пелеса) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 234,903rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,251,777 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Pelesa are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 394,192nd most common first name globally, borne by 467 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 827 people, or 1 in 65,511. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 34 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Free State, where 21 percent reside. Not including South Africa Pelesa exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 39 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Pelesa Last Name Statistics demography

Pelesa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.84% less than the national average, earning R 145,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelesai92307/
Peleasa9239/
Pelesia9220/
Pielesa926/
Peleisa922/
Pelesea921/
Pelessa921/
Phelesia866/
Palesa83434/
Peleja83341/
Polesa83313/
Pelosa83207/
Peleza8385/
Pelese8381/
Pelisa8354/
Pelasa8352/
Pilesa8311/
Peleso834/
Peleca833/
Pelesy831/
Pelassa77886/
Pelecia77702/
Pelleja77506/
Polesha77389/
Pielasa77251/
Palesha77161/
Pelecha77135/
Polessa77117/
Pelesić7770/
Pelissa7760/
Pealosa7751/
Peleija7731/
Pholesa7727/
Pelecis7722/
Phelisa7719/
Peleshi7718/
Pelegia7717/
Polesea7712/
Pelisha7711/
Peulisa7711/
Pelesis778/
Pallesa775/
Peleser775/
Pelesho775/
Pelesio775/
Pelises774/
Peleuse774/
Pelasai774/
Pelesot773/
Palesah773/
Pelices773/
Pelosha773/
Peleusi772/
Pelesie772/
Pelaysa772/
Pelessi772/
Pelisia772/
Pelesei772/
Pelaisa771/
Pelasha771/
Paleasa771/
Palessa771/
Pilesia771/
Pelesse771/
Pelesso771/
Peletsi771/
Pelezia771/
Pelezza771/
Peliosa771/
Pelisca771/
Peleces771/
Peleica771/
Pesylsa771/
Peletso771/
Phelsia771/
Paleesa771/
Pelejas771/
Pelytsa771/
Phelssa770/
Palsa731,711/
Polsa73145/
Pleja7310/
Pleza739/
Pleża731/
Petlytsa71241/
Petlitsa71102/
Pelechas7119/
Peeletso7119/
Pelechač7112/
Poleshaj7111/
Phelisha713/
Pellezza713/
Pelechat712/
Pegliese711/
Pelechos711/
Peliciea711/
Pheletso711/
Pealezia711/
Pelessis711/
Phetlisa711/
Phehlisa711/
Phelhese711/
Poleshai711/
Pollessa711/
Peleggia711/
Peletsyi711/
Peleiser710/
Peloso677,796/
Polasa672,571/
Palasa671,600/
Polisa671,005/
Palisa67655/
Poleza67621/
Pelejo67400/
Polosa67385/
Peloza67380/
Pelica67376/
Pholsa67292/
Pilosa67245/
Palsai67237/
Peliza67217/
Pelice67152/
Palosa67150/
Palsha67127/
Polsha67126/
Pelezi67118/
Pelechacz67105/
Pelezo6799/
Pilisa6786/
Pelece6778/
Paleza6764/
Paleso6764/
Pelise6754/
Pelazo6750/
Pelaso6738/
Peloža6719/
Pelechatz6714/
Polsai6713/
Pelisi6711/
Palssa679/
Pelaza677/
Peleze677/
Palsay676/
Pilasa676/
Peleszech676/
Pelyse676/
Phelge674/
Pelejà674/
Peleschei674/
Pallsa673/
Polsay673/
Peleco673/
Pelija673/
Pleåža672/
Pileca672/
Polsaa671/
Phelsi671/
Pelecy671/
Pelyca671/
Pfalsa671/
Petlja671/
Pilese671/
Peleissou671/
Pelejá671/
Pelèse671/
Pelēce671/
Pilysa671/
Phetlhisa671/
Pegliesse671/
Pelechatt671/
Peleci671/
Petiljeau670/
Peilsi670/
Peilza670/
Phelishes670/

Pelesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelesa in the Russian language
Пелесаpelesa-

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Footnotes

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