Pellham Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pellham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pellham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3721:974,35272,340
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Pellham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pellham has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 764,765th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pellham live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Pellham is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 974,352. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 24 percent live, Oregon, where 13 percent live and Arkansas, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in China, where 0 percent live.

Pellham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pellham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pellham last name expanded 845 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pellham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pellham last name are 6.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.81% registered with the political party.

Pellham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.35% less than the national average, earning $36,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellam92289/
Peellam863/
Pellhan862/
Paellam861/
Pellamn861/
Pellhom860/
Pelliam860/
Pelleam860/
Plham831/
Pllam830/
Peellyam801/
Pehelham800/
Pellan771,482/
Pellom77232/
Pillam77131/
Pellachim751/
Plam73509/
Pelland713,444/
Pellant71513/
Pilliam719/
Pellane718/
Pellang717/
Pillamm715/
Pillaim714/
Puillam712/
Pellian711/
Pfllaum711/
Pellayn711/
Pillaam711/
Pilleam711/
Pellann710/
Pillhom710/
Plaum67884/
Plame67204/
Plahm67120/
Pellanne6788/
Plyam6747/
Plaim6746/
Plamm6728/
Phlam6723/
Pleam6710/
Pliam679/
Plasm675/
Plaam673/
Plamk673/
Pllan672/
Puilliam671/
Playm671/
Hplam671/
Pflam670/
Plhan670/
Pelleant670/

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Pellham Reference & Research

Pelham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Pellham
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis