Peletu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Peletu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Peletu (15) may also be a first name.
Peletu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peletu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peletu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Peletu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Peletu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Peletu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Peletu is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Peletu is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 33 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Ondo, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peletau | 92 | 15 | / |
| Pelestus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pelatu | 83 | 301 | / |
| Poletu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Pelitu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Pelytu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Paletu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Paletou | 77 | 93 | / |
| Palletu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Palettu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Palethu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pelattu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Poletau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pelitus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polettu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polethu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paleetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palettui | 71 | 6 | / |
| Philetus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Palleetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pallettu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palitu | 67 | 423 | / |
| Polotu | 67 | 208 | / |
| Palatu | 67 | 110 | / |
| Polatu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Pilitu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Palotu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pilatu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pilotu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Politu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phelistus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Polytu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Philetuis | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Peletu
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