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

The last name Pelesa (Russian: Пелеса) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelesa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 234,903rd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,251,777 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Pelesa live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pelesa is also the 394,192nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 467 people.

The last name Pelesa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 65,511. In South Africa Pelesa is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 34 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Free State, where 21 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 39 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

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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