Pelesho Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Pelesho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelesho Surname Distribution Map

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

Pelesho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelesho occurs most in Zambia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pelesho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelesho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pelesho reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Pelesho is most common in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peleso924/
Pelesio865/
Pelesot863/
Peletso861/
Pelecho861/
Pelesso861/
Polesho861/
Peeletso8019/
Pheletso801/
Pelechos801/
Peloso777,796/
Pelesa771,714/
Pelezo7799/
Paleso7764/
Pelaso7738/
Palsho7717/
Peleissou751/
Pelecio71462/
Polesha71389/
Polesso71305/
Pelosio71231/
Palesha71161/
Pelosso71136/
Pelecha71135/
Phaleso71103/
Piletso7184/
Pelasio7150/
Pelicho7139/
Peleasa7139/
Pelesia7120/
Pelisha7111/
Palesio7110/
Peliaso719/
Palesso718/
Polleso718/
Palesoo716/
Pielesa716/
Pelasso713/
Palesah713/
Pelosha713/
Peleisa712/
Pilesio712/
Pelechá712/
Pelisio712/
Pelisso712/
Pelessa711/
Pilasho711/
Pelisot711/
Pelyaso711/
Pealejo711/
Palleso711/
Pelasha711/
Peeloso711/
Pielaso711/
Phelsso710/
Pealsop710/
Pelissou67386/
Polso67264/
Palso67100/
Pelecháč6756/
Pelissot6725/
Pelechas6719/
Pelechač6712/
Phelesia676/
Phelisha673/
Pelechat672/
Pelichos671/
Pelecháć671/
Pelichou671/
Peliasou671/
Phalleso671/
Peeletjo671/

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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
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  • 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 Pelesho
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