Peleš Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Peleš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 81 | 1:52,205 | 9,959 |
| Slovakia | 52 | 1:102,624 | 19,507 |
| Serbia | 27 | 1:264,628 | 14,268 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Peles (1,153), Peleş (58) & Pěleš (3) are calculated separately.
Peleš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peleš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peleš is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Peles, Peleş or Pěleš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Peleš? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,343,156th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Peleš live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Peleš is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 52,205. In Croatia Peleš is primarily concentrated in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 21 percent reside, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 20 percent reside and Karlovac County, where 19 percent reside. Not including Croatia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 31 percent reside and Serbia, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peles | 93 | 1,153 | / |
| Peleş | 93 | 58 | / |
| Pěleš | 93 | 3 | / |
| Pelez | 80 | 501 | / |
| Pelec | 80 | 229 | / |
| Pelej | 80 | 74 | / |
| Pelex | 80 | 14 | / |
| Peliš | 80 | 7 | / |
| Pelešová | 77 | 26 | / |
| Pelech | 73 | 1,561 | / |
| Peleus | 73 | 671 | / |
| Pieles | 73 | 322 | / |
| Pelesh | 73 | 184 | / |
| Pelice | 73 | 152 | / |
| Peletz | 73 | 117 | / |
| Pelesz | 73 | 103 | / |
| Peless | 73 | 93 | / |
| Pelese | 73 | 81 | / |
| Pelece | 73 | 78 | / |
| Peleaz | 73 | 55 | / |
| Pelise | 73 | 54 | / |
| Pelets | 73 | 48 | / |
| Pheles | 73 | 27 | / |
| Peales | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pieleś | 73 | 15 | / |
| Pealez | 73 | 14 | / |
| Peeles | 73 | 7 | / |
| Peules | 73 | 6 | / |
| Peleas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pelyse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Peleys | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pelecz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pelees | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phelex | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peyles | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pelãez | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pesles | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelehz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelgez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peliez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peiles | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelēce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelèse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelerz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peleiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peleis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Petles | 73 | 0 | / |
| Peillex | 67 | 788 | / |
| Pelisse | 67 | 396 | / |
| Pielesz | 67 | 295 | / |
| Peliche | 67 | 123 | / |
| Pelysse | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pielies | 67 | 6 | / |
| Peetles | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peleche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phelice | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pettles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peehles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peulles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peillez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phelles | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peasles | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pehlest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pheleas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Peleš
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