Peleve Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Peleve Surname Definition:

From P. Normandy, held from the Church of Bayeux (Liber Bubeus, apud Ducarel). Gerbode Peleve, t. William I., held from Ilbert de Lacy Yorks. Ranulph P. held in York 1165 (Liber Niger). About 1240 William Peleve held a fief in Devon and Cornwall from Reginald de Valletort (Testa de Neville).

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Peleve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Peleve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From P. Normandy, held from the Church of Bayeux (Liber Bubeus, apud Ducarel). Gerbode Peleve, t. William I., held from Ilbert de Lacy Yorks. Ranulph P. held in York 1165 (Liber Niger). About 1240 William Peleve held a fief in Devon and Cornwall from Reginald de Valletort (Testa de Neville). From him descended the Peleves or Pellews of Devon, of whom sprang tbe brave admiral Sir Edward Pellew, first Viscount Exmouth.

The Norman People (1874)

Peleve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peleve is found most in Mozambique. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peleve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peleve is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Peleve are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.

The last name is most common in Mozambique, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,029,063. Aside from Mozambique it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peuleve9220/
Pehleve921/
Peulevey867/
Pelevets867/
Pelewe83263/
Pelebe83207/
Paleve8319/
Pelave832/
Pelevi831/
Pelove830/
Peullevey801/
Peleeva7772/
Pelieva7742/
Pehlevi7713/
Pelewei7710/
Pelebie778/
Poileve774/
Pahleve774/
Peulevé772/
Pilever772/
Pelehvi771/
Pelebey771/
Pelaveu771/
Pelewie771/
Phelebe771/
Pelempe771/
Paleave770/
Pahlevie71175/
Petlevyi7144/
Poilevey7138/
Petlevoi7134/
Poilevet7128/
Petlevoy7114/
Pelevich717/
Pylevets716/
Pilevets715/
Phelempe712/
Poilleve711/
Polhoeve711/
Pealeoue711/
Pelevych711/
Palave6724,458/
Palevi67308/
Pelyva67171/
Pelebi6786/
Pelowe6773/
Petlevych6757/
Pilave6751/
Poillevey6735/
Petlevich6730/
Pelewa6726/
Polove6724/
Peliwe6720/
Polave676/
Palevy674/
Polevi674/
Peleba674/
Polewe674/
Palive673/
Polive672/
Peleevich672/
Palove672/
Plejvi671/

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