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

Pelezi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pelezi.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelezi? popularity and diffusion

Pelezi is the 1,674,734th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Pelezi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Pelezi live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 89 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 494,781. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 87 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 4 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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