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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pellem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,239,697th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Pellem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Pellem live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Pellem is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 413,570. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Pellem is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Pellem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pellem has changed through the years. 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 bearing the Pellem surname are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the political 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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