Pelletan Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Pelletan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelletan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4291:154,83224,024
Argentina1391:307,50724,515
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748

The alternate forms: Pelletán (3) are calculated separately.

Pelletan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelletan (Arabic: بيلوتين) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Pelletán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelletan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelletan is the 536,820th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Pelletan live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Pelletan is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 154,832. In France Pelletan is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 66 percent reside, Brittany, where 7 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent reside. Barring France Pelletan is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 23 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelletán963/
Pelletant94601/
Pelletane9457/
Pellestan944/
Pelleytan941/
Pelletanne8919/
Pelleton883/
Pilletan881/
Pellatan881/
Pletan86291/
Pilletant821/
Pillestan821/
Pelletone820/
Plestan80149/
Pletain8028/
Pletant808/
Pletaan803/
Plettan800/
Pellaton751,255/
Plestane7536/
Plestant7527/
Pillatan7512/
Pelliton753/
Petleton751/
Platan71448/
Plotan71138/
Plytan7180/
Plitan7156/
Pettleton714/
Plétan713/
Pleton713/
Pillathan712/
Pletanova712/
Pletanová711/
Pilleston710/
Plathan67101/
Plahtan6726/
Phlitan678/
Pletong678/
Plitain676/
Phelton675/
Pleston674/
Plotain673/
Pleyton671/
Plétain671/
Plattan670/

Pelletan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelletan in the Arabic language
بيلوتينbylwtyn-

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