Pelima Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Pelima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
United States141:25,889,924709,614
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Pelima (285) may also be a first name.

Pelima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelima (Marathi: पेलीमा, Oriya: େପଲିମା) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pelima.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelima? popularity and diffusion

Pelima is the 940,398th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Pelima is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Pelima reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 524,196th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 285 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 1,349,482. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Central Sulawesi, where 56 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 27 percent reside and East Java, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Pelima is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 15 percent reside.

Pelima Last Name Statistics demography

Pelima earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning $25,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelima9211/
Pelisma925/
Paelima921/
Phelisma861/
Palima834,944/
Pelema83274/
Pilima83175/
Polima83148/
Pelimo8310/
Peluma835/
Pelimi831/
Palaima77764/
Pelimer77492/
Phalima77125/
Paliema7776/
Pilimai7745/
Palimai7724/
Philima7711/
Pilimau778/
Pilimas774/
Palimma774/
Palimau773/
Pelimih771/
Paloima771/
Pallima771/
Peleuma771/
Poloima771/
Polimma771/
Pollima771/
Phelime771/
Philisma71151/
Palaimau7151/
Phelisme715/
Paleimau714/
Philimas712/
Paalimaa711/
Pallimay711/
Pallimma711/
Palhaima711/
Pelemo672,509/
Pilime67640/
Pilimo67377/
Paluma67329/
Palema67206/
Peleme6784/
Palimo6764/
Poluma6727/
Pelumo6723/
Pelemi6719/
Polema6715/
Pilimi679/
Polimo677/
Philismat672/
Pilimé671/
Pilema671/
Phelhimes670/

Pelima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelima in the Oriya language
େପଲିମାepalima-
Pelima in the Marathi language
पेलीमाpelima-

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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
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  • 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 Pelima
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