Pelezi Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pelezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1071:494,78133,101
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Pelezi (89) may also be a first name.

Pelezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelezi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pelezi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelezi? popularity and diffusion

Pelezi is the 1,674,734th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pelezi reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Pelezi is also the 1,011,231st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 89 people.

The last name Pelezi is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 494,781. In Tanzania Pelezi is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 87 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 4 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Pelezi Last Name Statistics demography

Pelezi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.4% less than the national average, earning R 139,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelezi921/
Pellezzi861/
Pelesi83508/
Polezi83357/
Pelozi83135/
Peleza8385/
Pelegi8369/
Palezi8341/
Pelazi8335/
Peleze837/
Peleji835/
Plezzi831/
Peleci831/
Peleizier801/
Pelesai77307/
Polezzi77261/
Peleggi77136/
Pelozzi77114/
Pelizzi7778/
Pelesić7770/
Pellegi7755/
Pelazzi7735/
Pollezi7724/
Pelecis7722/
Peleshi7718/
Polezei7712/
Palezzi7712/
Pelesis778/
Pahlezi777/
Phelesi773/
Pelaeze772/
Peleusi772/
Pelesie772/
Pelegis772/
Pelessi772/
Peleisa772/
Pelesei772/
Pelotzi771/
Pelozie771/
Peletsi771/
Pelezza771/
Pelecie771/
Peleica771/
Pallezi771/
Pelizai771/
Pelezer771/
Pelazie770/
Pleze7328/
Plegi731/
Polezhai71546/
Pelleggi7116/
Pelozzie712/
Pollezzi712/
Pelizier712/
Pelecier712/
Pelessis711/
Peleggia711/
Peletsyi711/
Pelhozzi711/
Peleiser710/
Pelosi6710,188/
Pelesa671,714/
Palizi67562/
Poleze67427/
Pelica67376/
Pilegi67290/
Palazi67268/
Peliza67217/
Pileci67173/
Pelose67163/
Pelice67152/
Pelici67113/
Pelege6798/
Pelese6781/
Pelece6778/
Pelise6754/
Pelisa6754/
Palozi6747/
Peleje6739/
Polozi6725/
Pilesi6721/
Pelige6713/
Paleze6713/
Peloze6713/
Pelasi6712/
Pelisi6711/
Polazi6711/
Pelaze678/
Peleszech676/
Pelyse676/
Phelge674/
Polizi674/
Peleschei674/
Palezy673/
Peleca673/
Pelase672/
Pilozi672/
Pelège672/
Phelsi671/
Pelecy671/
Pelesy671/
Pelicy671/
Polézi671/
Phelizier671/
Pelèse671/
Pelēce671/
Pelazy671/
Peilsi670/
Pelizy670/
Peilza670/
Phelzy670/

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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 Pelezi
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