Pelja Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Pelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Pelja Demographics
Average Pelja Salary in
United States
$61,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelja (Tibetan: དཔལ་རྒྱ།) occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pelja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Pelja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Pelja live; 52 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 156,615. In Croatia Pelja is most prevalent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Croatia it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Pelja Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Pelja earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.66% less than the national average, earning 278,045 kr per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelja in the Tibetan language | ||
| དཔལ་རྒྱ། | palgya | - |
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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 Pelja
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