Pelesić Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pelesić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelesić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina561:63,1507,008
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Pelesic (36) are calculated separately.

Pelesić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelesić occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Pelesic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelesić? popularity and diffusion

Pelesić is the 2,273,756th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pelesić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 63,150. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Pelesić is mostly found in: Brčko District, where 48 percent are found, Republika Srpska, where 48 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent are found. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 17 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelesic9536/
Pelesi92508/
Pelesai86307/
Peleshi8618/
Pelesis868/
Phelesi863/
Pelesei862/
Pelessi862/
Pelesie862/
Peleusi862/
Peletsi861/
Peletsyi801/
Pelessis801/
Pelesa771,714/
Plejić77494/
Pelezi77118/
Pelese7781/
Pelegi7769/
Pilesi7721/
Pelisi7711/
Peleji775/
Plezić772/
Phelsi771/
Pelesy771/
Peleci771/
Peilsi770/
Peleschei754/
Peličić71443/
Peleggi71136/
Piliesi71107/
Pellegi7155/
Peleasa7139/
Pelecis7122/
Palešić7114/
Pelicić718/
Peliges717/
Pielesa716/
Peleser715/
Pilessi715/
Peleuse714/
Pelises714/
Pelices713/
Peleisa712/
Pelisie712/
Pelegis712/
Pelesse711/
Phelisi711/
Pelessa711/
Peleges711/
Pelecie711/
Peleces711/
Pelissi711/
Phelezi711/
Peulssi711/
Pelesea711/
Pelishi711/
Phelsit711/
Pelissie67246/
Palesits6731/
Peleuses6716/
Pelleggi6716/
Pelisier6711/
Pelecier672/
Pelleges672/
Phelhese671/
Plegi671/
Pellezzi671/
Peleggia671/
Pigliesi671/
Pegliese671/
Peleiser670/

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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 Pelesić
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