Pelle Surname
Approximately 14,402 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePelle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3,886 | 1:15,738 | 2,619 |
| France | 2,869 | 1:23,152 | 2,703 |
| United States | 1,141 | 1:317,668 | 29,013 |
| Indonesia | 1,105 | 1:119,683 | 12,067 |
| Philippines | 732 | 1:138,304 | 23,380 |
| Netherlands | 715 | 1:23,618 | 3,819 |
| Hungary | 586 | 1:16,751 | 1,902 |
| South Africa | 546 | 1:99,227 | 12,040 |
| Argentina | 435 | 1:98,261 | 8,284 |
| Australia | 405 | 1:66,656 | 7,947 |
| Denmark | 262 | 1:21,545 | 2,176 |
| Brazil | 247 | 1:866,698 | 31,229 |
| Romania | 222 | 1:90,441 | 10,457 |
| Canada | 178 | 1:206,998 | 20,123 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 161 | 1:616 | 102 |
| Germany | 138 | 1:583,373 | 47,320 |
| Slovakia | 108 | 1:49,412 | 9,484 |
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 1:226,152 | 15,984 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
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
Pelle Demographics
Average Pelle Salary in
United States
$47,201 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pelle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelle (Russian: Пелле) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be found in the variant forms: Pellé, Pellè or Péllé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelle? popularity and diffusion
It is the 36,617th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 506,009 people. The surname is mostly found 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 prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 4,153 people.
This surname is most commonly held 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 live, Piedmont, where 17 percent live and Lazio, where 13 percent live. Aside from Italy Pelle is found in 75 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Pelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pelle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelle surname rose 2,002 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pelle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pelle last name are 14.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.67% registered to vote for 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
Pelle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelle in the Russian language | ||
| Пелле | pelle | - |
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