Pelin Surname

65,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Pelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,6751:7,506984
Philippines1,3561:74,65912,894
Moldova9991:3,565498
Turkey6451:120,65310,055
Brazil4841:442,30216,752
Russia3091:466,41843,668
France3041:218,49633,949
Croatia1761:24,0265,004
Malaysia961:307,23216,754
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Italy711:861,36265,615
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Finland401:137,41812,919
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Transnistria271:17,5813,214
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Peliñ (5) & Pélin (1) are calculated separately.

Pelin (29,439) may also be a first name.

Pelin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelin (Marathi: पेिलन, Oriya: େପଲିଂ, Russian: Пелин) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Peliñ or Pélin. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelin? popularity and diffusion

Pelin is the 65,607th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 958,005 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pelin reside; 52 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 28,288th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 29,439 people.

Pelin is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 2,675 people, or 1 in 7,506. In Romania Pelin is mostly found in: Galați County, where 18 percent live, Neamț County, where 14 percent live and Bacău County, where 11 percent live. Outside of Romania Pelin exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Moldova, where 13 percent live.

Pelin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelin surname grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 160 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pelin last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pelin last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Pelin earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $50,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.6% less than the national average, earning $37,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peliñ935/
Pélin931/
Peling91712/
Pelina91652/
Petlin91617/
Peylin91185/
Pielin91170/
Peslin91137/
Pelien91130/
Pelinq9174/
Peilin9133/
Pelion9118/
Pealin9114/
Poelin9110/
Phelin916/
Peulin912/
Pelgin910/
Peelin910/
Peeling83926/
Pealing83184/
Pealien8340/
Peiling8339/
Phelion8324/
Pelinck8320/
Pelginn8319/
Pesling838/
Pheelin838/
Pheling837/
Phelina832/
Phaelin831/
Petling831/
Pheluin831/
Pelienė831/
Peelina831/
Phelinn831/
Phellin830/
Peilien830/
Pheulin830/
Phealin830/
Peallin830/
Pehlien830/
Polin8014,131/
Palin808,821/
Pelen803,231/
Pilin80675/
Pelyn80607/
Pylin80316/
Pelim80108/
Pelén804/
Pheln803/
Pelèn801/
Pecellin77680/
Peatling77297/
Pesellin77159/
Pelinova7760/
Pealling7750/
Peillien7718/
Petellin7714/
Phellion7710/
Pelingue772/
Peilling771/
Pielienė771/
Peilinck771/
Pallin731,902/
Peelen731,813/
Pollin731,455/
Pilien73909/
Peulen73862/
Phalin73430/
Piling73402/
Poelen73371/
Peleng73343/
Pilina73313/
Pylina73293/
Pailin73273/
Pielen73249/
Pelenc73243/
Pelenk73133/
Pelyna73115/
Piolin73109/
Phelen73102/
Pahlin7365/
Pöling7360/
Peteln7358/
Polien7349/
Pholin7340/
Pohlin7329/
Palien7329/
Pilion7328/
Philin7325/
Pilgin7320/
Peslen7317/
Peilen7314/
Peluun7313/
Paylin7311/
Pelyon7310/
Polijn739/
Phelim738/
Poylin737/
Pilint736/
Pyling736/
Pelent735/
Pitlin734/
Polinn734/
Poilin733/
Paalin732/
Peylen732/
Pehlen731/
Pelhim731/
Phaeln731/
Petiln731/
Pelenq731/
Pyolin731/
Pilinq731/
Petlim731/
Pajlin731/
Pelenn730/
Pealen730/
Pelynn730/
Petlen730/
Pessellin7114/
Pescellin712/
Pheihling711/
Philion67986/
Paillin67469/
Payling67413/
Pollien67412/
Pailing67409/
Plen67317/
Pallien67153/
Philien67148/
Pöhling67148/
Pellene67127/
Pohlien6788/
Pholien6782/
Phailin6755/
Paln6733/
Peillen6724/
Pahlien6720/
Phillin6714/
Poln6711/
Philing6710/
Pollijn678/
Phielen677/
Pilienė675/
Phetlim675/
Phaylin675/
Piolina674/
Philina674/
Poilien674/
Phallin673/
Paylina672/
Poylina672/
Pisling672/
Pheilen672/
Pethlén672/
Phellen671/
Phealen671/
Puiling671/
Poilina671/
Poiling671/
Peelyon671/
Peileng671/
Phelaen671/
Philimn671/
Pettlne671/
Palienė671/
Paitlin671/
Phylien671/
Phelenq671/
Phalien671/
Phaelen670/
Pieleen670/
Puillin670/
Phelend670/
Pfoelen670/
Pailion670/

Pelin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelin in the Marathi language
पेिलनpeilana-
Pelin in the Oriya language
େପଲିଂepalim66.67
େପଲିନepalina33.33
Pelin in the Russian language
Пелинpelin-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelin
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