Pelley Surname

110,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Pelley Surname Definition:

The French pronunciation of Pelet. See Pellett.

Pelley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0581:176,12217,670
Canada1,9511:18,8852,659
England1051:530,64833,151
Australia381:710,41347,396
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greenland11:56,3791,133
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Guernsey81:4,082713
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:186,68716,510

Pelley (21) may also be a first name.

Pelley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French pronunciation of Pelet. See Pellett.

The Norman People (1874)

Pelley Last Name Facts

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

Pelley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 110,636th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,735,130 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pelley are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Pelley is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,058 people, or 1 in 176,122. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 46 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Pelley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelley surname grew 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pelley surname are 9.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pelley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelleya9215/
Pelleyá922/
Pellhey920/
Peslley920/
Peelley920/
Pelleyy920/
Pelle9114,402/
Pelly911,939/
Plley914/
Pellet837,372/
Peller833,085/
Pilley831,877/
Pelles83665/
Pellei83498/
Peelle83280/
Puelle83260/
Pellae83179/
Pellya83138/
Pellay83130/
Pelleh83107/
Pelled83106/
Pellez8393/
Pelloy8354/
Pellie8343/
Pellue8337/
Pielle8336/
Pelleš8318/
Poelle8315/
Pelleu839/
Pelloe838/
Pellep833/
Hpelly833/
Bplley832/
Pellle832/
Pellea831/
Phlley831/
Bpelly831/
Paelle831/
Peully831/
Pellye831/
Plliey831/
Pielly831/
Pley80788/
Plle8018/
Pellett771,895/
Pellejo77518/
Pelleja77506/
Pellowe77373/
Pelloie77115/
Pellech7754/
Pelletz7751/
Pfeller7741/
Puilley7733/
Pellejà7716/
Pellayo777/
Pellayy771/
Pellerr771/
Pellest771/
Pilleye771/
Puellei771/
Pille738,561/
Pella735,588/
Pelli735,061/
Pilly733,066/
Pellé73276/
Pleye73130/
Pleya7391/
Pleyo7367/
Pölle7333/
Pellä7319/
Pellè7315/
Pleys7314/
Pylle732/
Pellá732/
Pleyt732/
Pllei731/
Pller731/
Pllly731/
Pllya731/
Pellà731/
Pleyd731/
Pålle731/
Pleoy730/
Pfley730/
Pliey730/
Pelleová71105/
Pellouet7115/
Pelleova714/
Pelleher712/
Pilleyee711/
Pellagie711/
Pillay67138,947/
Piller6711,901/
Pillet677,508/
Ple672,306/
Pellis671,482/
Pellas671,256/
Ply671,225/
Pellat67896/
Pöller67502/
Piella67472/
Pilloy67405/
Pillie67185/
Pilles67176/
Pielli67171/
Puille67159/
Pöllet67108/
Piolle67101/
Pillei6798/
Pellio6779/
Pellah6777/
Pellaz6769/
Pellai6768/
Paella6755/
Pehely6751/
Pellou6747/
Puella6740/
Pillez6737/
Pillae6735/
Pellia6735/
Pillep6735/
Peella6732/
Püller6730/
Pelloi6726/
Pyller6726/
Peelli6723/
Plahey6723/
Pleyau6722/
Péller6716/
Poella6714/
Pellit6712/
Pleeya6712/
Pillye679/
Pilloe679/
Phleuy676/
Pillya674/
Pilliy674/
Puelli674/
Plehyi674/
Pillea673/
Pillee673/
Pıllay673/
Pillhe672/
Pleyee672/
Peulla672/
Pellés672/
Piolly672/
Ppelli671/
Pellad671/
Pellejaud671/
Pelliz671/
Phllei671/
Paelli671/
Pe'ele671/
Pellét671/
Pellap671/
Pellau671/
Pellaë671/
Pelhla671/
Pilleu671/
Pillue671/
Pillyo671/
Päller671/
Péllet671/
Pleeys671/
Pyllay671/
Phlles670/
Pellip670/

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