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

The last name Pellejo has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellejo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pellejo is the 600,164th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Pellejo reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Pellejo is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 222,502. In The Philippines Pellejo is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 61 percent live, Davao Region, where 14 percent live and National Capital Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

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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  • 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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