Pelo Surname

86,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Pelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1871:45,6435,826
Philippines1,0751:94,17516,379
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Italy4441:137,74021,953
United States4061:892,75667,416
Indonesia3321:398,34133,813
Argentina2251:189,97115,823
Botswana1761:12,4262,362
Finland1601:34,3544,477
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Albania1011:28,8524,548
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Poland611:623,09455,804
France521:1,277,360130,443
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Bosnia and Herzegovina431:82,2427,855
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Congo131:383,7779,863
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
England101:5,571,806158,774
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Pelò (7), Peló (3), Pêlo (2) & Pélo (2) are calculated separately.

Pelo (1,783) may also be a first name.

Pelo Last Name Facts

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

Pelo (Bengali: পেলু, Georgian: პელო, Hindi: पेलो, Marathi: पॅलो, Oriya: େପଲ, Russian: Пельо) is most common in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms: Pelò, Peló, Pêlo or Pélo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,257th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,304,609 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Pelo are found; 25 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 24 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 181,162nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,783 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,187 people, or 1 in 45,643. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 71 percent reside, North West, where 16 percent reside and Limpopo, where 6 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 65 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Pelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelo last name rose 597 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pelo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Pelo are 1.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pelo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.73% more than the national average, earning €45,564 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.54% less than the national average, earning R 172,200 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning $42,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelò927/
Peló923/
Pêlo922/
Pélo922/
Pelot891,381/
Pelos89850/
Pelou89346/
Petlo89329/
Peloi89324/
Phelo89291/
Pealo89288/
Peelo89285/
Pelio89207/
Paelo89175/
Pelho89123/
Peylo8989/
Poelo8974/
Pelod8973/
Peloz8971/
Pielo8960/
Peloa8956/
Peloy8956/
Pelgo8943/
Pehlo8930/
Pelyo8924/
Peloh8924/
Peilo8918/
Peloo8914/
Pejlo8910/
Peluo893/
Pelop892/
Peulo891/
Peloş891/
Peloux80971/
Phello80703/
Pelous80487/
Pelois80316/
Phetlo80104/
Phehlo8073/
Pielou8049/
Pelohy8044/
Pelott8030/
Peilot8025/
Peloch8021/
Pheelo8018/
Peilho8016/
Pethlo8016/
Pealoh8014/
Phelos8013/
Pelhou8011/
Paeloy8011/
Pelios8010/
Pettlo809/
Petloj804/
Pealyo804/
Poelho804/
Petloy804/
Pelhos803/
Petlio803/
Pehloh802/
Peullo802/
Petlos802/
Phelot802/
Peelos802/
Paeloh802/
Peetlo801/
Petloi801/
Petlot801/
Petloz801/
Peloha801/
Phielo801/
Paelio801/
Pelohh801/
Peloid801/
Pelots801/
Peilos801/
Peitlo801/
Peslot801/
Pieloo801/
Peillo801/
Petlho801/
Pielho801/
Poeloy801/
Paeloi801/
Pelhoo801/
Pealot800/
Pelleo800/
Polo75172,919/
Palo7524,436/
Pilo7510,544/
Pela758,798/
Pylo75118/
Pelà7536/
Pelá7522/
Pleo7521/
Pjlo751/
Petillo733,070/
Pesillo73399/
Pecillo73374/
Pheello73359/
Pisello73307/
Peillot73164/
Picello73132/
Peilohy73111/
Pelouch73107/
Pitello7366/
Peillod7335/
Petello7320/
Phethlo7313/
Pesello7310/
Pesloux738/
Peillos731/
Peitlod731/
Peliott731/
Peytllo731/
Peulouh731/
Phaello731/
Pheloup731/
Phetloi731/
Phieloy731/
Peallos731/
Pealoss730/
Peyloss730/
Pelotts730/
Pilot6721,365/
Pallo6710,613/
Pholo679,194/
Paloi676,179/
Petla675,477/
Piela674,711/
Pollo674,658/
Peela674,640/
Philo672,853/
Polio672,463/
Peila671,365/
Piolo671,278/
Pelat671,120/
Pelaz671,028/
Phalo67970/
Phela67896/
Pilos67674/
Piloy67651/
Pitlo67611/
Peula67500/
Pilyo67428/
Peleu67424/
Palio67423/
Pelia67411/
Pohlo67407/
Pelas67363/
Peyla67328/
Petillot67319/
Paela67289/
Pailo67288/
Pilou67273/
Pelap67272/
Paloh67254/
Pehla67233/
Piloz67232/
Poloy67192/
Pelya67165/
Poela67159/
Paalo67134/
Poloi67126/
Pleho67110/
Peala67105/
Paloy6790/
Pilio6787/
Pelah6786/
Pilod6785/
Poloh6775/
Pihlo6775/
Poylo6774/
Paylo6772/
Pelad6772/
Pesla6764/
Pittello6747/
Pechillo6746/
Pelau6746/
Puilo6746/
Pilop6745/
Pejla6744/
Piloh6742/
Paloo6741/
Pelga6736/
Paloș6735/
Poluo6730/
Piloo6730/
Pylot6728/
Peilloux6726/
Peillout6726/
Piloa6723/
Pyolo6723/
Pylos6722/
Pilgo6714/
Pahlo6713/
Poilo6713/
Poloo6712/
Pilho6711/
Pessillo6710/
Piloi679/
Pelaa678/
Pelha677/
Pisiello676/
Piscello676/
Ppela675/
Puisello675/
Paisello675/
Pitellou675/
Pettillo674/
Pechello674/
Paluo674/
Petillos673/
Pylou673/
Puylo672/
Petillio672/
Phylo672/
Pélos672/
Petillho672/
Pitellos672/
Pelói671/
Pêlos671/
Pieló671/
Pettello671/
Phelloup671/
Peilloud671/
Pytlo671/
Pélot671/
Phethlho671/
Pislo671/
Pyloh671/
Pleoy670/

Pelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelo in the Bengali language
পেলুpelu-
Pelo in the Hindi language
पेलोpelo-
Pelo in the Oriya language
େପଲepala-
Pelo in the Marathi language
पॅलोpelo-
Pelo in the Georgian language
პელოpelo95.16
ფელოpelo4.84
Pelo in the Russian language
Пельоpelo-

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