Pellejo Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pellejo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pellejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4551:222,50234,348
Peru561:567,57414,999
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Pellejo Last Name Facts

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

Pellejo is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellejo? popularity and diffusion

Pellejo is the 600,164th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Pellejo live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 222,502. In The Philippines Pellejo is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 61 percent reside, Davao Region, where 14 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 11 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelleja86506/
Pellejà8616/
Pellajo864/
Pellijo862/
Pillejo861/
Plejo83429/
Pelleija801/
Pelley774,200/
Pellei77498/
Pellae77179/
Pelloy7754/
Pellou7747/
Pellie7743/
Pellue7737/
Pleejo7728/
Pelloi7726/
Pelleu779/
Pelloe778/
Pliejo772/
Pellye771/
Pellea771/
Plejoo771/
Pellejaud751/
Pillajo717,847/
Pelloux711,417/
Pellico711,141/
Pellowe71373/
Pellois71252/
Pelloie71115/
Pelloia7147/
Pellizo7117/
Pleejoo7117/
Pelleya7115/
Pellous7113/
Pilleja7110/
Pellayo717/
Pelloud717/
Pilleco717/
Pellija717/
Pelliso713/
Pelleyá712/
Pellesa711/
Pelloja711/
Plejoux711/
Puellei711/
Pelleyy710/
Peelley710/
Peslley710/
Pellhey710/
Pleij67177/
Pellisco6791/
Pleso6787/
Pleyo6767/
Plojo6736/
Pellouet6715/
Pleco6712/
Pleja6710/
Plajo674/
Plley674/
Pellezza673/
Pellizco672/
Pellegia671/
Pellizzo671/
Pllei671/
Plijo671/
Pellagie671/
Pelllico671/
Pleoy670/

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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 Pellejo
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