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

Pelev (Russian: Пельев) is most common in Bulgaria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pelev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelev is the 1,088,856th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Pelev live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pelev is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 38,557. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Pazardzhik Province, where 39 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 15 percent are found and Pleven Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

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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