Pella Surname

86,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,3551:45,1348,112
Tanzania1,1351:46,6455,262
United States7251:499,94342,050
Indonesia3521:375,70832,165
India2591:2,961,64289,150
Germany2551:315,70831,833
Peru1651:192,6319,068
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Cameroon1521:136,63915,295
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Poland981:387,84442,215
Slovakia851:62,78212,155
Albania661:44,1526,030
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Greece381:291,57342,990
France331:2,012,810168,616
Sweden331:298,38720,789
England311:1,797,35772,927
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Finland151:366,44725,366
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Congo121:415,75810,462
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Panama81:489,0328,962
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Pellä (19), Pellá (2) & Pellà (1) are calculated separately.

Pella (580) may also be a first name.

Pella Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pella (Oriya: େପଲା, Russian: Пелла, Tibetan: དཔལ་ལ།) has its highest incidence in Italy. It may be found as: Pellä, Pellá or Pellà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pella? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pella is the 86,234th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,304,142 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Pella are found; 25 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 24 percent are found in Italic Europe. Pella is also the 347,677th most commonly held forename globally, held by 580 people.

Pella is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 1,355 people, or 1 in 45,134. In Italy it is primarily found in: Piedmont, where 60 percent reside, Lombardy, where 19 percent reside and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 6 percent reside. Beside Italy Pella occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Pella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pella has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pella last name grew 5,179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pella Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pella surname are 9.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pella earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning €23,733 per year; in Peru they earn 22.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,771 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning R 229,536 per year; in United States they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $43,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $56,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellä9319/
Pellá932/
Pellà931/
Pellas911,256/
Pellat91896/
Piella91472/
Pellya91138/
Pellay91130/
Pellah9177/
Pellaz9169/
Pellai9168/
Paella9155/
Puella9140/
Pellia9135/
Peella9132/
Poella9114/
Peulla912/
Pellad911/
Pellea911/
Pellap911/
Pellau911/
Pellaë911/
Pelhla911/
Plla89139/
Pellatt83857/
Pellaud83427/
Pelleau83305/
Pellaux83209/
Pellatz83130/
Pellach8340/
Pelliat8314/
Pellias836/
Pellath835/
Pellais834/
Pellaiz832/
Pellaph831/
Pellast830/
Pilla8061,914/
Pelle8014,402/
Pelli805,061/
Pello805,040/
Pelly801,939/
Pellé80276/
Pylla80220/
Pellò8045/
Pllai8042/
Pellè8015/
Pllya801/
Pelló801/
Põlla801/
Phlla801/
Pellault7711/
Pelleaux775/
Pelleova774/
Pellatts771/
Pla7522,384/
Pillai73259,425/
Pillay73138,947/
Puello7326,071/
Pellet737,372/
Pelley734,200/
Peller733,085/
Pillas732,108/
Pellot732,034/
Pellis731,482/
Pelles73665/
Pellei73498/
Pillat73473/
Pillah73330/
Pellos73316/
Peelle73280/
Puelle73260/
Pllaha73181/
Pielli73171/
Piolla73110/
Pelleh73107/
Pelled73106/
Pellez7393/
Pillia7386/
Pellio7379/
Pillaa7365/
Plloha7358/
Pelloy7354/
Pellou7347/
Pellie7343/
Pielle7336/
Poello7334/
Pillaz7334/
Pillau7333/
Pelloi7326/
Ppilla7324/
Peelli7323/
Pllaja7320/
Pelleš7318/
Puulla7315/
Poelle7315/
Pellit7312/
Paello7312/
Pyllaj7311/
Pelleu739/
Pellod736/
Pyllia735/
Piello734/
Pillya734/
Puelli734/
Pyllat734/
Pillea733/
Pellep733/
Hpelly733/
Pillaj733/
Pıllay733/
Pillha732/
Peullo732/
Pellle732/
Pellés732/
Pillla731/
Puilla731/
Ppelli731/
Pelliz731/
Pgilla731/
Pillad731/
Pillap731/
Bpello731/
Bpelly731/
Pillga731/
Paelle731/
Paelli731/
Peully731/
Pelloz731/
Pellét731/
Pillaï731/
Pllaut731/
Ppllai731/
Pielly731/
Pyllay731/
Pllatt730/
Pellip730/
Plas675,290/
Plea674,890/
Plat673,942/
Pellett671,895/
Plaz671,436/
Pelloux671,417/
Plaß671,186/
Play67891/
Pöllath67742/
Plai67507/
Pillaud67493/
Pillias67474/
Plaa67437/
Plau67353/
Ppla67308/
Pellois67252/
Pellish67218/
Pilliai67197/
Pillais67193/
Pillaia67153/
Plah67149/
Plha6799/
Pelloth6790/
Plad6768/
Phla6758/
Pellech6754/
Pelletz6751/
Pillach6742/
Pfeller6741/
Pillatt6739/
Vpillai6735/
Pellitt6732/
Pellios6728/
Pillapp6723/
Plia6719/
Plaj6719/
Plle6718/
Pillaya6716/
Plli6716/
Pilliat6716/
Ppillai6715/
Pelliot6715/
Pillatz6714/
Pellous6713/
Bpillai6713/
Pellich6710/
Puillya6710/
Plya679/
Pelloud677/
Pillash677/
Pléa675/
Plúa675/
Pillaip674/
Pillaih674/
Pillaut674/
Pyllias674/
Pillait673/
Ploa673/
Pellott672/
Plga672/
Ppillay672/
Plaï672/
Pillaai672/
Puillai671/
Pellerr671/
Piollai671/
Pillaid671/
Pillaij671/
Pillayd671/
Pillhaa671/
Pilliau671/
Plap671/
Pilladh671/
Pillaja671/
Pillaux671/
Pellest671/
Pillays671/
Plâa671/
Puellei671/
Puillay671/
Pillayt671/
Pillayh671/
Pilllay671/
Pilllai671/
Pillaus670/
Pelliss670/
Pellhey670/
Pillass670/
Peslley670/
Peelley670/

Pella Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pella in the Tibetan language
དཔལ་ལ།palla-
Pella in the Oriya language
େପଲାepala70
େପଲepala30
Pella in the Russian language
Пеллаpella-

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