Peljhan Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Peljhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peljhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2211:11,2562,663
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Peljhan Last Name Facts

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

Peljhan is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Peljhan.

How Common Is The Last Name Peljhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 966,131st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Peljhan live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 11,256. In Slovenia Peljhan is primarily concentrated in: Gorizia, where 68 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 21 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 8 percent live. Excluding Slovenia Peljhan is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peljan9227/
Paljhan8610/
Pelehan867/
Pelijan861/
Pelihan860/
Pelekhan80368/
Pelikhan8046/
Pelehang8019/
Pelykhan8013/
Pelichan806/
Pelchane804/
Pehlihan801/
Pelechan801/
Pilajhan801/
Pelshank800/
Poljan77208/
Piljan77109/
Paljan7764/
Pelean7720/
Plejan773/
Pelsan772/
Pelcan770/
Palijan71434/
Pelzang71287/
Pelgian71222/
Pilihan71184/
Pleshan71166/
Pholjan7194/
Palihan7158/
Plechan7148/
Plekhan7146/
Pelsang7145/
Peleham7141/
Polyhan7131/
Piljean7125/
Paljyan7122/
Piljang716/
Pilehan716/
Pelchon714/
Phaljan713/
Pilijan712/
Peelean712/
Pilkhan711/
Pelehon711/
Piljyan711/
Pelayon711/
Paljain711/
Pellcan711/
Pelhiam711/
Phelean711/
Pelleshand710/
Polehan710/
Pollihan67142/
Pilkhane6744/
Pelicham6717/
Pelhione673/
Pelechon671/
Pilkhaan671/
Philchan671/
Philjohn671/
Palajian671/
Pilikhan671/
Pileehan671/
Pellesan670/

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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 Peljhan
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