Pelis Surname

246,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3211:190,51927,937
Papua New Guinea3071:26,5592,967
Indonesia2561:516,59842,062
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Philippines1891:535,65261,128
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
France781:851,573100,617
Guatemala361:446,7415,050
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Peliš (7) are calculated separately.

Pelis (414) may also be a first name.

Pelis Last Name Facts

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

Pelis (Marathi: पॅलीस, Oriya: େପଲିସ, Russian: Пелись) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Peliš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelis is the 246,661st most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 30 percent of Pelis reside; 28 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 20 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 422,632nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 414 people.

The surname Pelis is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 190,519. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Lombardy, where 98 percent are found, Emilia-Romagna, where 1 percent are found and Marche, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Italy Pelis is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Pelis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pelis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelis last name grew 12,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelis last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

Pelis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning $50,967 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peliš937/
Pelais91623/
Peslis91378/
Pelois91316/
Pelish91177/
Pelise9154/
Phelis9138/
Pelios9110/
Pelixs919/
Pehlis915/
Pelhis914/
Petlis913/
Pielis912/
Ppelis912/
Pealis911/
Peulis911/
Peleis910/
Peli896,045/
Pelisse83396/
Peelish8334/
Pelisch8321/
Pielies836/
Peillis833/
Phellis831/
Phielis831/
Pielois830/
Pelit807,793/
Polis806,706/
Palis805,004/
Pelei804,132/
Pilis801,990/
Peles801,153/
Peliz801,093/
Pelia80411/
Pelic80325/
Peloi80324/
Pesli80310/
Pelio80207/
Peeli80196/
Petli80190/
Pelai80166/
Pelih80123/
Peliy80121/
Pelix8092/
Pheli8087/
Pieli8084/
Pelip8083/
Pelie8038/
Peuli8028/
Pylis8025/
Pelgi8020/
Peili8017/
Pelyi8013/
Peali808/
Pelys806/
Pfeli805/
Pehli805/
Peyli803/
Pelič802/
Pelói801/
Pelhi801/
Ppeli801/
Pelui801/
Poelhuis7761/
Pelisova7746/
Phelisse7727/
Pelitsch7719/
Phelgais771/
Petellis771/
Pelishch770/
Pallis732,114/
Palais731,271/
Philis731,017/
Pelaia73820/
Peleus73671/
Polish73591/
Phelix73521/
Pollis73471/
Pilios73440/
Phelip73322/
Pieles73322/
Pehlic73299/
Pelaić73272/
Pelich73189/
Pelesh73184/
Pelaiz73162/
Pelice73152/
Phylis73106/
Poleis73106/
Pelesz73103/
Pilgis7398/
Petlai7397/
Pheeli7394/
Pylios7394/
Peless7393/
Pelese7381/
Pihlis7377/
Petlii7375/
Palish7367/
Palies7362/
Pilois7359/
Peitli7359/
Pealhi7351/
Pelets7348/
Pilise7339/
Ppalis7333/
Pehlid7331/
Pailis7328/
Pheles7327/
Pelysh7326/
Petlyi7325/
Pielie7322/
Phehli7322/
Pislis7318/
Palisz7318/
Peales7316/
Poeles7316/
Polisz7315/
Petliy7313/
Phelia7312/
Pilais7312/
Poliss7311/
Pettli739/
Poilis739/
Paleis739/
Polies737/
Peeles737/
Pohlis737/
Peules736/
Peleas736/
Pelhui736/
Pelyse736/
Paylis735/
Polois735/
Phalis735/
Pilish734/
Pelysz734/
Peilei734/
Phelai734/
Pelyts734/
Pelees733/
Pealli733/
Peilli733/
Polais733/
Peilie733/
Phelic733/
Pelays733/
Palijs733/
Palizs733/
Peleys733/
Peilai733/
Pholis732/
Peluit732/
Pealie732/
Peyles732/
Polijs732/
Palois732/
Paluis732/
Pelait732/
Pehlič732/
Peliph732/
Pelhyi732/
Pelitt731/
Poluis731/
Peelei731/
Peelip731/
Pehlij731/
Pheili731/
Peliaa731/
Peliay731/
Peliea731/
Peliez731/
Pelixh731/
Pesliy731/
Petlli731/
Petloi731/
Paalis731/
Peiles731/
Phélis731/
Peylie731/
Pilies731/
Pheuli731/
Peloid731/
Pelyai731/
Peleiz731/
Pelihh731/
Pelèse731/
Peisli731/
Pesles731/
Piolis731/
Pélois731/
Pelaid731/
Pealai731/
Petlit730/
Phelie730/
Pfelie730/
Peisle730/
Peglie730/
Petlys730/
Petles730/
Pechellis713/
Pili6721,612/
Pele6711,408/
Pela678,798/
Phillis673,220/
Piselli672,919/
Péli671,429/
Peisley671,113/
Picelli671,094/
Pallais671,037/
Phyllis671,029/
Pitelli67423/
Pelaggi67370/
Pielesz67295/
Peselli67264/
Palhais67264/
Polhuis67255/
Palisch67209/
Pelé67186/
Pallies67151/
Peleggi67136/
Petilli67132/
Philios67126/
Pyli67123/
Peliche67123/
Pecelli67117/
Pelágio6798/
Pely6792/
Peisler6765/
Pallois6761/
Pecilli6753/
Pollish6733/
Phyliss6730/
Pelá6722/
Polleis6721/
Palluis6720/
Palleis6719/
Petlyts6717/
Petlich6716/
Pelahei6715/
Pelahyi6711/
Pelysse6710/
Peetles675/
Philuis675/
Poylios675/
Pollais675/
Philise675/
Phetlit674/
Pelehyi674/
Phelipp673/
Philist673/
Poehlys673/
Phellip672/
Polisch672/
Payliss672/
Peehles672/
Pettles672/
Palaish672/
Phelice672/
Pélisse672/
Philois672/
Philiss671/
Peahlic671/
Peillia671/
Peillip671/
Phallis671/
Pheilai671/
Pheliai671/
Philies671/
Philish671/
Pheilip671/
Phylise671/
Petelli671/
Phellix671/
Phylish671/
Peulles671/
Pilisch671/
Pelesse671/
Pelhaia671/
Pelè671/
Pollies671/
Phellie671/
Phaylis671/
Phetlai671/
Phetloi671/
Pilheis671/
Phylhis671/
Paillis671/
Pelj671/
Pheleas670/
Pehlest670/
Peasles670/
Phelles670/
Petlitt670/

Pelis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelis in the Oriya language
େପଲିସepalisa-
Pelis in the Marathi language
पॅलीसpelisa50
पेलीसpelisa50
Pelis in the Russian language
Пелисьpelis-

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