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 is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelesho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelesho is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Pelesho occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pelesho live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Pelesho is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Pelesho is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Pelesho
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