Pelesi Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
Tanzania821:645,62938,896
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Pelesi (2,062) may also be a first name.

Pelesi Last Name Facts

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

Pelesi is found most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelesi is the 609,110th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name Pelesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Pelesi reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pelesi is also the 166,031st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 2,062 people.

Pelesi is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 186,178. In South Africa Pelesi is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Northern Cape, where 20 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Pelesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pelesi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Pelesi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.74% less than the national average, earning R 145,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelesai92307/
Pelesić9270/
Pelesis928/
Phelesi923/
Pelesei922/
Pelesie922/
Peleusi922/
Pelezi83118/
Pelese8381/
Pelegi8369/
Pilesi8321/
Pelisi8311/
Peleji835/
Pelesy831/
Peleci831/
Peleggi77136/
Piliesi77107/
Peliges777/
Peleser775/
Peleuse774/
Pelises774/
Pelisie772/
Pelegis772/
Phelezi771/
Phelisi771/
Peleges771/
Pelesea771/
Pegliese711/
Peleggia711/
Phelhese711/
Pigliesi711/
Peleiser710/
Pilisi67678/
Pilegi67290/
Peliza67217/
Pileci67173/
Pelice67152/
Pelici67113/
Pelege6798/
Peleza6785/
Pelece6778/
Pelise6754/
Peleje6739/
Pelige6713/
Peleze677/
Pelyse676/
Pelège672/
Pelèse671/
Pilese671/
Pelēce671/
Peleizier671/
Pelizy670/

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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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  • 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 Pelesi
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