Pelle Surname

36,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Pelle Surname Definition:

(English) 1 descendants of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Pella or Pœlla [cp. Old English pell, pall (Middle English pell(e, pall(e), a pallium (Latin] 2 Dweller at a Pell, Pill, or Pool [Dialectal English pell, pill, are weak forms of pool —O.

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Pelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,8861:15,7382,619
France2,8691:23,1522,703
United States1,1411:317,66829,013
Indonesia1,1051:119,68312,067
Philippines7321:138,30423,380
Netherlands7151:23,6183,819
Hungary5861:16,7511,902
South Africa5461:99,22712,040
Argentina4351:98,2618,284
Australia4051:66,6567,947
Denmark2621:21,5452,176
Brazil2471:866,69831,229
Romania2221:90,44110,457
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Antigua and Barbuda1611:616102
Germany1381:583,37347,320
Slovakia1081:49,4129,484
India851:9,024,299181,432
England681:819,38343,863
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Chile321:550,51513,718
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Niger291:661,79416,082
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Norway101:514,22941,629
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Finland81:687,08836,047
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Latvia71:292,86424,791
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Pellé (276), Pellè (15) & Péllé (1) are calculated separately.

Pelle (4,153) may also be a first name.

Pelle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 descendants of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Pella or Pœlla [cp. Old English pell, pall (Middle English pell(e, pall(e), a pallium (Latin] 2 Dweller at a Pell, Pill, or Pool [Dialectal English pell, pill, are weak forms of pool —O.E. pól, -pul] (French-Latin) the French Pel, Pelle [nicknames from the Old French and South.French pel (French poil), hair, beard; Latin pil-us] William Pelle.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pelle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelle (Russian: Пелле) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pellé, Pellè or Péllé. Click here for other possible spellings of Pelle.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,617th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 506,009 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pelle are found; 27 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 27 percent are found in Italic Europe. Pelle is also the 107,838th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 4,153 people.

The last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 3,886 people, or 1 in 15,738. In Italy Pelle is primarily found in: Calabria, where 38 percent reside, Piedmont, where 17 percent reside and Lazio, where 13 percent reside. Besides Italy this last name is found in 75 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Pelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelle surname increased 2,002 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pelle surname are 14.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Pelle earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning €28,207 per year; in Norway they earn 15.37% less than the national average, earning 292,901 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.01% less than the national average, earning R 194,832 per year; in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning $55,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellé93276/
Pellè9315/
Pellet917,372/
Pelley914,200/
Peller913,085/
Pelles91665/
Pellei91498/
Peelle91280/
Puelle91260/
Peille91227/
Pelleh91107/
Pelled91106/
Pellez9193/
Pellie9143/
Pielle9136/
Pelleš9118/
Poelle9115/
Pelleu919/
Pellep913/
Pealle913/
Pellle912/
Phelle912/
Pellea911/
Paelle911/
Pele8911,408/
Plle8918/
Péllé871/
Pellett831,895/
Pellech8354/
Pelletz8351/
Pfeller8341/
Pealleh835/
Peaslle831/
Pellerr831/
Pellest831/
Puellei831/
Pellhey830/
Peslley830/
Peelley830/
Pille808,561/
Peele806,581/
Pella805,588/
Pelli805,061/
Phele803,288/
Pelly801,939/
Peale80636/
Peall80506/
Pesle80379/
Peile80268/
Peill80263/
Pelhe8081/
Peyle8066/
Pölle8033/
Pellä8019/
Pejle8015/
Phell805/
Plley804/
Pylle802/
Pellá802/
Pllei801/
Pller801/
Peull801/
Pålle801/
Pelleová77105/
Pelleova774/
Pelleher772/
Ple752,306/
Piller7311,901/
Pillet737,508/
Paille732,856/
Pilley731,877/
Pellis731,482/
Pöller73502/
Piella73472/
Petell73357/
Pillie73185/
Pilles73176/
Pielli73171/
Puille73159/
Pellya73138/
Pellay73130/
Pytell73119/
Pysell73111/
Pöllet73108/
Piolle73101/
Pillei7398/
Pellio7379/
Pitell7374/
Pellai7368/
Pelloy7354/
Pisell7351/
Petill7345/
Peilhe7343/
Pillez7337/
Pellia7335/
Pillep7335/
Peella7332/
Püller7330/
Pelloi7326/
Pyller7326/
Peelli7323/
Péller7316/
Pheele7313/
Pellit7312/
Phylle7310/
Phille737/
Pfeile735/
Puelli734/
Pillea733/
Pillee733/
Pecell733/
Hpelly733/
Peasle733/
Pfeill733/
Bplley732/
Pillhe732/
Pheill732/
Pesell732/
Petlet732/
Pellés732/
Ppelli731/
Pelliz731/
Phllei731/
Phlley731/
Bpelly731/
Paelli731/
Picell731/
Peully731/
Pe'ele731/
Pellét731/
Pilleu731/
Plliey731/
Päller731/
Péllet731/
Pielly731/
Peisle730/
Pheile730/
Phellp730/
Pheall730/
Phelhe730/
Phlles730/
Pellip730/
Pyle6726,205/
Pile6710,051/
Peal676,154/
Plea674,890/
Peil674,044/
Plet672,704/
Ples672,114/
Pley67788/
Plee67720/
Plez67627/
Pleß67598/
Pleh67499/
Pleş67296/
Plep67276/
Peul67253/
Pellois67252/
Pleș67225/
Pellish67218/
Peyl67146/
Plla67139/
Pled67137/
Plei67131/
Pessell67112/
Plej6786/
Pittell6764/
Peleher6757/
Phel6746/
Pleu6746/
Pelh6745/
Phle6736/
Puilley6733/
Pellitt6732/
Petl6729/
Pler6724/
Pettell6722/
Pillets6721/
Pechell6720/
Plli6716/
Poysell6714/
Pillett6713/
Pleś6711/
Pellich6710/
Pölleth6710/
Poisell678/
Pfiller678/
Pejl678/
Påle675/
Pellais674/
Pichell674/
Péle673/
Physell672/
Pescell672/
Pellaiz672/
Pfle672/
Pyssell671/
Pilleer671/
Phaille671/
Pesséll671/
Pleè671/
Pîle671/
Pple671/
Pjll671/
Pettill670/
Pissell670/
Piscell670/
Peasell670/
Pelliss670/
Puisell670/
Paysell670/
Peatell670/

Pelle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelle in the Russian language
Пеллеpelle-

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