Pelles Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pelles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2701:36,3573,962
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Spain471:994,72437,216
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Israel131:658,28045,106
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Comoros11:749,524685
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Pelleš (18) & Pellés (2) are calculated separately.

Pelles (19) may also be a first name.

Pelles Last Name Facts

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

Pelles is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pelleš or Pellés. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelles? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelles is the 496,112th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Pelles reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 41 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

It is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 36,357. In Hungary it is most common in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 23 percent are found, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 22 percent are found and Budapest, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary Pelles is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Pelles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelles last name grew 1,878 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pelles surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Pelles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.4% less than the national average, earning R 25,200 per year and in United States they earn 17.62% less than the national average, earning $35,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelleš9418/
Pellés942/
Puelles927,142/
Pellaes9217/
Pellies922/
Peulles921/
Pellest921/
Poelles921/
Pelle9114,402/
Pells911,032/
Pellet837,372/
Pelley834,200/
Peller833,085/
Pellis831,482/
Pellei83498/
Peelle83280/
Puelle83260/
Pilles83176/
Pelleh83107/
Pelled83106/
Pellez8393/
Pellie8343/
Pielle8336/
Pellex8323/
Peales8316/
Poelle8315/
Pellec8312/
Pelleu839/
Peeles837/
Pellep833/
Pellle832/
Peyles832/
Pellej832/
Pellea831/
Peiles831/
Paelle831/
Phlles830/
Pels804,058/
Ples802,114/
Plle8018/
Pellett771,895/
Pailles77340/
Pellois77252/
Pellish77218/
Pellice77205/
Pellise77190/
Pellech7754/
Pelletz7751/
Pfeller7741/
Pellios7728/
Pillets7721/
Puellez778/
Pellais774/
Pellaez773/
Phylles773/
Peehles772/
Pillies772/
Peillez771/
Pellece771/
Pellerr771/
Puellei771/
Puellis771/
Pelliss770/
Pellhey770/
Pillaes770/
Peslley770/
Peelley770/
Pyles739,988/
Pille738,561/
Pella735,588/
Pelli735,061/
Pless734,716/
Poels733,865/
Pelly731,939/
Peels731,226/
Pleus73957/
Plese73824/
Pleas73807/
Plets73683/
Pleis73625/
Plesz73542/
Piels73464/
Plesh73421/
Pelse73285/
Pellé73276/
Pelsh73213/
Plies73197/
Plees73195/
Pelss73111/
Pelce73111/
Pehls7378/
Pelst7355/
Puels7334/
Pölle7333/
Pelze7326/
Pellä7319/
Pellè7315/
Pleys7314/
Pills7313/
Ploes7313/
Pelsø739/
Plaes738/
Plehs737/
Pelše735/
Plley734/
Pelhs733/
Plesr732/
Pylle732/
Plest732/
Pellá732/
Plešs732/
Phles731/
Pllei731/
Pller731/
Pllis731/
Paels731/
Pölls731/
Pålle731/
Pellz730/
Pelleová71105/
Pelleche718/
Pelleova714/
Pelleher712/
Pilletts711/
Pheillez711/
Pellisch711/
Pellisse711/
Piller6711,901/
Pillet677,508/
Ple672,306/
Pilley671,877/
Plesse67829/
Pleiss67584/
Poehls67561/
Pöller67502/
Piella67472/
Pleass67318/
Plesch67276/
Pleuss67247/
Pillis67213/
Pletts67188/
Pillie67185/
Pailes67178/
Pielli67171/
Puille67159/
Pellya67138/
Pellay67130/
Pleshe67118/
Pöllet67108/
Piolle67101/
Pillei6798/
Poiles6780/
Pellio6779/
Pellai6768/
Please6763/
Pelloy6754/
Plesce6753/
Pleash6752/
Pls6743/
Pleets6739/
Pillez6737/
Pellia6735/
Pillep6735/
Peella6732/
Püller6730/
Pelloi6726/
Pyller6726/
Peelli6723/
Pleesz6723/
Pelche6722/
Pleuhs6721/
Phyles6719/
Pledts6718/
Plaesh6717/
Pellešová6716/
Péller6716/
Pelhős6715/
Pealez6714/
Pellit6712/
Pleise6712/
Pliess6711/
Pelshe679/
Pyllis676/
Pleihs676/
Payles674/
Pletsh674/
Puelli674/
Pleats673/
Pillea673/
Pillee673/
Phllis673/
Hpelly673/
Piellisch673/
Paehls673/
Pellic673/
Pelsch673/
Pleese672/
Bplley672/
Pillhe672/
Ploesh672/
Pehlce671/
Ppelli671/
Pelliz671/
Phleds671/
Phllei671/
Phlley671/
Plehse671/
Pillex671/
Bpelly671/
Bpyles671/
Plessz671/
Paelli671/
Peully671/
Pe'ele671/
Pellét671/
Pilleu671/
Pleess671/
Pliesz671/
Plliey671/
Päller671/
Péllet671/
Pletds671/
Pleeys671/
Pielly671/
Phlees671/
Pehels671/
Poyles670/
Ploess670/
Ploesz670/
Phelhs670/
Pleish670/
Phlies670/
Phless670/
Pellip670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelles
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