Pellegrini Surname

8,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Pellegrini Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Pellegrino (pilgrim).

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Pellegrini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy44,2581:1,38259
Argentina6,8001:6,286642
United States5,6751:63,8697,475
Brazil3,7791:56,6482,140
Switzerland1,1871:6,9191,109
Canada5071:72,6748,260
France4701:141,32521,766
Australia3721:72,5698,540
Mexico3111:399,1207,923
England2691:207,13017,888
Austria2311:36,8635,966
Chile2301:76,5933,076
Germany1921:419,29938,092
Spain1831:255,47616,239
Belgium1451:79,28712,505
Uruguay1051:32,6833,765
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
Japan641:1,997,56727,803
Malta601:7,171476
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Paraguay491:147,6893,066
Peru451:706,31416,453
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Greece161:692,48777,522
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Panama91:434,6958,518
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Denmark61:940,78647,603
San Marino51:6,643656
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Suriname11:552,6169,664
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Pellegríni (6) & Pellégrini (2) are calculated separately.

Pellegrini (675) may also be a first name.

Pellegrini Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Pellegrino (pilgrim).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word pellegrino, which means 'pilgrim'. The word pellegrini means more than one, therefore 'pilgrims'.

- paulamendes2804

Pellegrini Last Name Facts

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

Pellegrini (Russian: Пеллегрини) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Pellegríni or Pellégrini. For other potential spellings of Pellegrini click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellegrini? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,679th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 111,187 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Pellegrini reside; 69 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 319,040th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 675 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Italy, where it is borne by 44,258 people, or 1 in 1,382. In Italy Pellegrini is mostly found in: Tuscany, where 25 percent live, Lombardy, where 20 percent live and Lazio, where 16 percent live. Apart from Italy this last name is found in 81 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Pellegrini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pellegrini has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pellegrini last name rose 43,654 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pellegrini Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pellegrini surname are 3.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pellegrini earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning €30,997 per year; in Peru they earn 72.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,448 per year; in South Africa they earn 32% more than the national average, earning R 313,692 per year; in United States they earn 16.92% more than the national average, earning $50,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning $61,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pellegrini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pellegrini in the Russian language
Пеллегриниpellegrini-

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