Pellem Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pellem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pellem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Pellem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pellem is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Pellem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Pellem are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Pellem is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 413,570. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

Pellem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pellem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pellem surname rose 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pellem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pellem last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pellem earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 67.65% less than the national average, earning R 76,884 per year and in United States they earn 21.83% less than the national average, earning $33,728 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelleme921/
Pelleam920/
Pllem911/
Pellen832,106/
Pillem83614/
Pellim8384/
Peelem834/
Petlem832/
Pellym832/
Peilem831/
Plem80231/
Pelleng77515/
Pellien77183/
Pellenq77109/
Pellehn7719/
Puellen7718/
Pellenn775/
Pilleem774/
Poellen773/
Pellend772/
Pilleam771/
Pilliem771/
Pfellen770/
Piellen770/
Pellent770/
Pleym73258/
Ploem73246/
Pliem73137/
Pleim73111/
Pelne73102/
Plehm7326/
Pleme7312/
Pleam7310/
Phlem733/
Pleem733/
Pleum732/
Pelln731/
Plemm731/
Pelhm731/
Phelm731/
Pflem730/
Pllen730/
Peulm730/
Peheleme7113/
Poellien718/
Paellien711/
Pellin673,263/
Pillen671,061/
Püllen67433/
Pillim67114/
Pöllen67101/
Pellén6715/
Pletme6715/
Pellín6712/
Phloem677/
Phllen672/
Phleum671/
Phleem671/
Pyllen670/
Plehme670/
Pellyn670/

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Pellem Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pellem
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