Peljo Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Peljo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peljo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland461:119,49411,620
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Peljo Last Name Facts

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

Peljo is carried by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peljo? popularity and diffusion

Peljo is the 2,237,939th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Peljo is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Peljo reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Peljo is most prevalent in Finland, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 119,494. In Finland Peljo is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 59 percent live, Kymenlaakso, where 17 percent live and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 9 percent live. Outside of Finland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelijo915/
Peldjo911/
Peltjo911/
Pelajio8341/
Pelaijo833/
Peldjou831/
Plejo80429/
Peleo80384/
Poljo80153/
Pelja8058/
Pelso8039/
Pelco8034/
Paljo8018/
Pelzo803/
Palijo733,979/
Peulja73126/
Peleho7378/
Pellja7348/
Polijo7315/
Pellco739/
Pelsoh738/
Paljoj736/
Peljha734/
Pilijo733/
Pelija733/
Pheleo732/
Pelgio732/
Palljo731/
Paljoy731/
Puelzo731/
Paljoo731/
Pieleo731/
Petlja731/
Plejoo731/
Pelsoi731/
Pelsuo731/
Pelsco730/
Pelsoy730/
Pelagio679,908/
Pelogia67435/
Pelajia6737/
Pelehos6734/
Pelogio6732/
Peleija6731/
Pelegio6717/
Pelehou678/
Pilijos676/
Palijoo675/
Pelayio674/
Plco672/
Plzo672/
Pelijas672/
Pallijo672/
Pelugio671/
Plxo671/
Pelihos671/
Peldjah671/
Plja671/
Plso671/
Palojio671/
Palejio671/
Paalijo671/
Pelihot671/
Pelayyo671/
Plejoux671/

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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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  • 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 Peljo
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