Pelesa Surname
Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname
Pelesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 827 | 1:65,511 | 8,225 |
| Lesotho | 665 | 1:3,056 | 507 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Belarus | 19 | 1:500,056 | 46,922 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Pelesa (467) may also be a first name.
Pelesa Demographics
Average Pelesa Salary in
South Africa
R 145,344
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Pelesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelesa (Russian: Пелеса) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pelesa.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelesa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 234,903rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,251,777 people. Pelesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Pelesa reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pelesa is also the 394,192nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 467 people.
It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 827 people, or 1 in 65,511. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 34 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Free State, where 21 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Pelesa is found in 12 countries. It is also common 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
Pelesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelesa in the Russian language | ||
| Пелеса | pelesa | - |
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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 Pelesa
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