Pellet Surname

67,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pellet Surname Definition:

The French Pelat, Pellat, Pelet, Pellet, dims. of Pel(le: v. Pell(e (French-Latin) [French diminutive suff. -at, -et]

Pellet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5,5191:12,0351,186
Switzerland1,0551:7,7851,257
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Chile931:189,4246,093
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Belgium281:410,59442,948
England261:2,143,00282,017
Austria231:370,23639,193
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

The alternate forms: Pellét (1) & Péllet (1) are calculated separately.

Pellet (20) may also be a first name.

Pellet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Pelat, Pellat, Pelet, Pellet, dims. of Pel(le: v. Pell(e (French-Latin) [French diminutive suff. -at, -et]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A diminutive of Pell, the nickname for Peregrine. According to others, Pellet, or rather Pellatt, is a corruption of the baptismal name Hippolyte.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pellet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pellet (Russian: Пеллет) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Pellét or Péllet. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,505th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 988,544 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pellet live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 20 people.

The surname Pellet is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 5,519 people, or 1 in 12,035. In France Pellet is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 43 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent live and Occitanie, where 11 percent live. Beside France this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Pellet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pellet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pellet surname grew 131 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pellet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pellet are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Pellet earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.16% more than the national average, earning $52,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.32% less than the national average, earning $33,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellét941/
Péllet941/
Pellett921,895/
Peillet92669/
Pelliet92231/
Poellet9260/
Pelletz9251/
Pellete921/
Pellest921/
Pelle9114,402/
Pellette8684/
Pillet837,508/
Pelley834,200/
Peller833,085/
Pelles83665/
Pellei83498/
Peylet83346/
Peelle83280/
Puelle83260/
Pöllet83108/
Pelleh83107/
Pelled83106/
Pellez8393/
Pellie8343/
Pielle8336/
Peilet8321/
Pelleš8318/
Poelle8315/
Pellit8312/
Pelleu839/
Pellep833/
Pellle832/
Petlet832/
Pellea831/
Paelle831/
Plet802,704/
Plle8018/
Paillet774,670/
Puillet77364/
Piollet77292/
Poillet77262/
Pilliet7786/
Pellech7754/
Pfeller7741/
Pellitt7732/
Pillets7721/
Pelliot7715/
Pillett7713/
Pölleth7710/
Pillete775/
Peilhet772/
Pellerr771/
Pellite771/
Puellei771/
Pellhey770/
Plliedt770/
Peslley770/
Peelley770/
Pille738,561/
Pella735,588/
Pelli735,061/
Plett734,431/
Pelly731,939/
Plete73972/
Plets73683/
Pellé73276/
Pleet73250/
Pleth73155/
Pleat73121/
Pliet7386/
Pleut7367/
Ploet7346/
Pleit7343/
Pölle7333/
Pylet7322/
Phelt7321/
Plaet7321/
Pellä7319/
Pellè7315/
Pledt7315/
Phlet738/
Plley734/
Pylle732/
Plest732/
Pellá732/
Pleyt732/
Plezt731/
Pllei731/
Pller731/
Pålle731/
Pealt730/
Peult730/
Pillette71492/
Pelleová71105/
Paillett7123/
Pelleova714/
Pelleher712/
Pilletts711/
Pettlett710/
Piller6711,901/
Ple672,306/
Pilley671,877/
Pellis671,482/
Paillette67655/
Pleite67625/
Pöller67502/
Piella67472/
Plette67352/
Plieth67299/
Pleyte67248/
Pletch67239/
Phelts67237/
Pailet67227/
Pletts67188/
Pillie67185/
Pilles67176/
Pielli67171/
Puille67159/
Pellya67138/
Pellay67130/
Piolle67101/
Pillei6798/
Pellio6779/
Pellai6768/
Pelloy6754/
Päselt6745/
Pecelt6743/
Pleets6739/
Pillez6737/
Pellia6735/
Pillep6735/
Pliett6733/
Peella6732/
Püller6730/
Poilet6729/
Pelloi6726/
Pyller6726/
Peelli6723/
Phlaet6723/
Pleeth6720/
Plaeth6718/
Pledts6718/
Péller6716/
Pleitt6714/
Peilte6713/
Plecht6711/
Pillit6711/
Phloet6711/
Pylett6711/
Pitelt678/
Pylete678/
Pleate676/
Paylet674/
Pheltz674/
Pletsh674/
Puelli674/
Pleats673/
Pillea673/
Pillee673/
Hpelly673/
Bplley672/
Pillhe672/
Pleste672/
Pellés672/
Ppelli671/
Pelliz671/
Plaett671/
Phllei671/
Phlley671/
Bpelly671/
Paelli671/
Peully671/
Pe'ele671/
Peselt671/
Pilleu671/
Pleith671/
Plliey671/
Päller671/
Peeled671/
Pletds671/
Phylet671/
Pielly671/
Pealts670/
Pealtz670/
Pleete670/
Petilt670/
Plettz670/
Phlles670/
Pellip670/

Pellet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pellet in the Russian language
Пеллетpellet-

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