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 last name Peleshi has its highest incidence in Albania. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Peleshi.

How Common Is The Last Name Peleshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peleshi is the 4,649,889th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Peleshi occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Peleshi are found; 72 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Peleshi is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 108 people.

It is most numerous in Albania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 224,158. In Albania Peleshi is mostly concentrated in: Korçë County, where 77 percent reside and Tirana County, where 23 percent reside. Besides Albania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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