Pelev Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Pelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1811:38,5572,867
North Macedonia161:131,34210,370
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Pelev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelev (Russian: Пельев) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelev is the 1,088,856th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Pelev are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 38,557. In Bulgaria Pelev is most frequent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 39 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 15 percent live and Pleven Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Pelev Last Name Statistics demography

Pelev earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peleva91280/
Petlev91101/
Peleev9152/
Peliev9143/
Pehlev9129/
Pelaev9128/
Peslev913/
Pelyaev8351/
Pehleva8327/
Polev802,407/
Pelep80718/
Pylev80648/
Palev80576/
Pelov80319/
Pilev80317/
Pelew8057/
Peleb808/
Pelyv802/
Pelepova772/
Pylaev731,788/
Paleev73879/
Pyleva73738/
Palaev73678/
Piliev73574/
Poleev73545/
Paliev73423/
Pelova73367/
Pileva73298/
Phelep73236/
Poliev73142/
Pytlev7370/
Pelepe7353/
Pelipe7349/
Pileev7342/
Pilaev7333/
Pahlev7320/
Polaev7318/
Pyleev7318/
Poloev7312/
Paloev738/
Poelov737/
Pislev736/
Pelyov736/
Pelgep735/
Pallev735/
Peilov732/
Petlef732/
Pilevs731/
Peylov731/
Pilhev731/
Peleuw731/
Pitlev731/
Pheliv730/
Pelevhova711/
Pilyaev67573/
Polyaev67545/
Palyaev67436/
Pyliaev67318/
Phelepe67238/
Pallaev67107/
Poliaev6751/
Phelepp6741/
Pylyaev6726/
Peliova6724/
Pheleps6713/
Piliaev6710/
Phailev674/
Pelaipe674/
Pehlyov674/
Poiliev673/
Polliev673/
Polhaev672/
Pylhaev672/
Pohylev672/
Palleev672/
Pelippe672/
Peleppe672/
Peylova671/
Palleav671/
Philiev671/
Palliev671/
Phellep671/

Pelev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelev in the Russian language
Пельевpelev-

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