Pelmelay Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pelmelay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelmelay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3441:384,44532,798
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pelmelay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelmelay is most common in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Pelmelay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelmelay? popularity and diffusion

Pelmelay is the 783,439th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. Pelmelay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Pelmelay live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Pelmelay is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 384,445. In Indonesia Pelmelay is mostly found in: Maluku, where 97 percent are found, West Papua, where 1 percent are found and Banten, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelmelayp943/
Pelmela931/
Pelmelai8814/
Plemely806/
Pelmola804/
Pelmala804/
Peulmeule7135/
Plemelj6779/
Pelmali671/
Pelmaali634/
Pelmhale632/
Pelmahale5951/
Pelmhaale594/
Plmale571/
Pylmale533/
Pilmisli501/
Plemiler500/

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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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  • 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 Pelmelay
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