Pelit Surname

64,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Pelit Surname User-submission:

The Pelit surname derives from the word, which means 'oak tree' or 'fruit of the oak tree' in Turkish. It is of Arabic origin.

Pelit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7,1191:10,9321,428
Philippines4511:224,47534,584
Northern Cyprus461:6,9351,574
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England151:3,714,537119,675
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Pelit (44) may also be a first name.

Pelit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pelit surname derives from the word, which means 'oak tree' or 'fruit of the oak tree' in Turkish. It is of Arabic origin.

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Pelit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelit (Georgian: ფელიტ, Russian: Пелит) is most common in Turkey. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelit? popularity and diffusion

Pelit is the 64,226th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 935,140 people. The surname Pelit is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Pelit reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Pelit is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 44 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 7,119 people, or 1 in 10,932. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent live, Tokat Province, where 8 percent live and Ankara Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Pelit occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 6 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live.

Pelit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelit surname fell 26 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelit surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Pelit earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,762 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelite91167/
Peluit912/
Pelait912/
Pelitt911/
Peliet911/
Petlit910/
Peli896,045/
Phetlit834/
Poeliet831/
Peleite831/
Peliott831/
Pelitte830/
Petlitt830/
Palit8029,973/
Polit806,068/
Pelei804,132/
Pelis801,612/
Pelet801,447/
Peliz801,093/
Pilit80982/
Pelia80411/
Peloi80324/
Pesli80310/
Pelio80207/
Peeli80196/
Petli80190/
Pelai80166/
Pelih80123/
Peliy80121/
Pheli8087/
Pieli8084/
Pelip8083/
Pelie8038/
Peuli8028/
Pelgi8020/
Peili8017/
Pelyi8013/
Peali808/
Peliš807/
Pfeli805/
Pehli805/
Peyli803/
Pelıt801/
Pelói801/
Pelhi801/
Pelýt801/
Ppeli801/
Pelui801/
Pelitova777/
Peilliet775/
Pelete731,728/
Pelaia73820/
Pelais73623/
Peslis73378/
Peulet73368/
Peylet73346/
Phelip73322/
Pelois73316/
Pelaić73272/
Politt73265/
Philit73241/
Pelich73189/
Pelish73177/
Pelaiz73162/
Pollit73158/
Pielet73156/
Paleit73129/
Peletz73117/
Petlai7397/
Pheeli7394/
Petlii7375/
Pohlit7369/
Palait7368/
Peitli7359/
Pealhi7351/
Pelets7348/
Phalit7345/
Pelett7342/
Phelis7338/
Poliet7335/
Pehlid7331/
Petlyi7325/
Pielie7322/
Phehli7322/
Peilet7321/
Palith7320/
Pallit7319/
Polith7318/
Piliot7314/
Petliy7313/
Phelia7312/
Pettli739/
Poloit739/
Pilitt739/
Pylitt739/
Pelhui736/
Pehlis735/
Paelet735/
Pailit735/
Pelhis734/
Peilei734/
Phelai734/
Pelyts734/
Peleth733/
Polhit733/
Pealli733/
Peilli733/
Peilie733/
Petlis733/
Peilai733/
Pealie732/
Petlet732/
Ppelis732/
Peliph732/
Piliet732/
Pelhyi732/
Peelei731/
Peelip731/
Pehlij731/
Pheili731/
Peliaa731/
Peliay731/
Peliea731/
Pesliy731/
Petlli731/
Petloi731/
Pitlit731/
Pholit731/
Pilait731/
Paalit731/
Paliet731/
Pealis731/
Peylie731/
Pilite731/
Pheuli731/
Peloid731/
Pelyai731/
Peleiz731/
Pelihh731/
Pelīte731/
Peisli731/
Puilit731/
Pelaid731/
Pealai731/
Phelie730/
Peleis730/
Pfelie730/
Peglie730/
Pili6721,612/
Pele6711,408/
Pela678,798/
Pollitt676,933/
Piselli672,919/
Péli671,429/
Picelli671,094/
Peitler67774/
Peillet67669/
Pitelli67423/
Pelaggi67370/
Peselli67264/
Pelette67213/
Pelé67186/
Peleggi67136/
Petilli67132/
Pyli67123/
Pecelli67117/
Pelágio6798/
Pely6792/
Phelete6775/
Pecilli6753/
Pallitt6741/
Polleit6736/
Peelish6734/
Palleit6732/
Piliste6728/
Pelá6722/
Pelisch6721/
Phallit6717/
Petlyts6717/
Petlich6716/
Pelahei6715/
Paehlyt6712/
Phillit6711/
Pelahyi6711/
Palliet6710/
Palaith679/
Pelehyi674/
Phelipp673/
Philist673/
Peillis673/
Polliet673/
Phellip672/
Pilicht672/
Peilhet672/
Poelett671/
Peillia671/
Peillip671/
Pheilai671/
Pheliai671/
Pfeitle671/
Pallait671/
Phellis671/
Pheilip671/
Petelli671/
Palieth671/
Philiot671/
Pelhaia671/
Pelè671/
Peslete671/
Peslett671/
Phellie671/
Phetlai671/
Phetloi671/
Pailith671/
Pelj671/
Pollith670/
Pehlest670/
Pelgett670/

Pelit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelit in the Georgian language
ფელიტpelit-
Pelit in the Russian language
Пелитpelit-

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