Peleshi Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Peleshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peleshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania131:224,15814,039
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Peleshi (108) may also be a first name.

Peleshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peleshi is more commonly found in Albania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Peleshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peleshi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Peleshi reside; 72 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Peleshi is also the 904,892nd most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 108 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 224,158. In Albania Peleshi is most common in: Korçë County, where 77 percent reside and Tirana County, where 23 percent reside. Not including Albania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

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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 Peleshi
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