Pelma Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Pelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pelma (526) may also be a first name.

Pelma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelma (Arabic: بيلما, Russian: Пельма, Tibetan: དཔལ་མ།) is found most in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pelma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelma? popularity and diffusion

Pelma is the 1,955,159th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Pelma occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Pelma reside; 47 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 30 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 367,904th most widespread first name globally, held by 526 people.

The last name Pelma is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 2,410,434. In The Philippines Pelma is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 50 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 36 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Pelma Last Name Statistics demography

Pelma earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puelma91783/
Paelma91502/
Poelma91458/
Pelmas9163/
Pelmah9159/
Pielma913/
Pelmap912/
Pelmat911/
Plma891/
Pellmas8319/
Pelmo80825/
Plema80154/
Pelmi8055/
Pilma8045/
Põlma8015/
Pelme8014/
Phlma801/
Plmma801/
Plmas801/
Pelmy801/
Paelmo73339/
Pelmer73113/
Pellmé7312/
Pelmet7311/
Pellmo732/
Pilmai732/
Pelmez732/
Pillma731/
Phlmai731/
Pilmaa731/
Pelmot731/
Pelmes731/
Pelmehova712/
Plme672/
Pelmets671/
Põllmaa671/
Pillmaa671/
Pillmai671/
Pillmad671/

Pelma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelma in the Tibetan language
དཔལ་མ།palma33.33
དཔལ་མ་palma33.33
པདྨ་pema33.33
Pelma in the Russian language
Пельмаpelma-
Pelma in the Arabic language
بيلماbylma-

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