Pelete Surname

233,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Pelete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Zambia3781:41,9314,118
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Pelete (162) may also be a first name.

Pelete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelete (Russian: Пелетье) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 233,413th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,217,330 people. The last name Pelete is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Pelete live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pelete is also the 720,105th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 162 people.

The surname Pelete is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 739 people, or 1 in 99,972. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 30 percent live and Zambia, where 22 percent live.

Pelete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelete has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelete last name fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelete Last Name Statistics demography

Pelete earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.48% less than the national average, earning R 34,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelette92213/
Peleter9293/
Phelete9275/
Peletie9237/
Poelete921/
Peleite921/
Peletey921/
Peslete921/
Pelet911,447/
Pelester8635/
Pelejtei869/
Peleiter861/
Peulette861/
Palete83520/
Polete83397/
Pelote83381/
Peulet83368/
Peylet83346/
Peleti83220/
Pelite83167/
Pielet83156/
Peletz83117/
Pelate8392/
Pelets8348/
Pelett8342/
Peleta8329/
Pelety8324/
Peilet8321/
Pilete838/
Pylete838/
Peleth833/
Petlet832/
Peliet831/
Pelīte831/
Peleester801/
Pilette771,323/
Polette771,021/
Peletay77853/
Peillet77669/
Pelhate77655/
Palette77648/
Pelotte77519/
Peletti77498/
Pallete77310/
Pelotea7789/
Palhete7774/
Peletis7764/
Pilaete7740/
Peliter7737/
Peletta7735/
Poleate7735/
Peloteh7716/
Pollete7715/
Pelheta776/
Piletee773/
Pelateh773/
Pelitez772/
Peilhet772/
Paleteh772/
Pealeti771/
Peleyti771/
Pesleti771/
Palethe771/
Pielate771/
Peslett771/
Poletej771/
Peliety771/
Pehlest770/
Pelgett770/
Pelitte770/
Pileter770/
Pelit737,793/
Peled735,735/
Pilet733,720/
Pylet7322/
Pelıt731/
Pelýt731/
Pélet731/
Pelister71427/
Pallette71204/
Peleytay71129/
Pollette71100/
Peleitay7177/
Pailette7148/
Palettei7131/
Poliette7130/
Pilested7124/
Pisleted7112/
Palletey715/
Pealleti715/
Peilliet715/
Palletie714/
Peletich714/
Pelhiter712/
Pohielet711/
Poilette711/
Pealeati711/
Pelitter711/
Pieletha711/
Phileite711/
Pelitehe711/
Pettlett710/
Polite674,540/
Pilote673,730/
Palate672,797/
Pilate671,292/
Pelita67837/
Piolet67718/
Paillette67655/
Pileta67626/
Pilets67231/
Pailet67227/
Palote67188/
Palite67131/
Polate6751/
Peliti6750/
Philet6747/
Pileti6737/
Pylets6732/
Poilet6729/
Polote6722/
Piletz6717/
Phelister6714/
Pylett6711/
Pilestedt679/
Pelity677/
Pilest676/
Pylest674/
Paylet674/
Peledd674/
Pelyts674/
Pelecz673/
Peluit672/
Pelait672/
Piliet672/
Peulletai672/
Pelitt671/
Polliette671/
Pelisster671/
Pilite671/
Pelēķe671/
Pölöte671/
Peeled671/
Phylet671/
Pileet671/
Petlit670/

Pelete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelete in the Russian language
Пелетьеpelete-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelete
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