Pelo Surname
Approximately 5,586 people bear this surname
Pelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,187 | 1:45,643 | 5,826 |
| Philippines | 1,075 | 1:94,175 | 16,379 |
| DR Congo | 746 | 1:99,034 | 11,142 |
| Italy | 444 | 1:137,740 | 21,953 |
| United States | 406 | 1:892,756 | 67,416 |
| Indonesia | 332 | 1:398,341 | 33,813 |
| Argentina | 225 | 1:189,971 | 15,823 |
| Botswana | 176 | 1:12,426 | 2,362 |
| Finland | 160 | 1:34,354 | 4,477 |
| Brazil | 121 | 1:1,769,209 | 57,430 |
| Albania | 101 | 1:28,852 | 4,548 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 1:93,721 | 12,528 |
| Poland | 61 | 1:623,094 | 55,804 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43 | 1:82,242 | 7,855 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
The alternate forms: Pelò (7), Peló (3), Pêlo (2) & Pélo (2) are calculated separately.
Pelo (1,783) may also be a first name.
Pelo Demographics
Pelo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Pelo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelo in the Bengali language | ||
| পেলু | pelu | - |
| Pelo in the Hindi language | ||
| पेलो | pelo | - |
| Pelo in the Oriya language | ||
| େପଲ | epala | - |
| Pelo in the Marathi language | ||
| पॅलो | pelo | - |
| Pelo in the Georgian language | ||
| პელო | pelo | 95.16 |
| ფელო | pelo | 4.84 |
| Pelo in the Russian language | ||
| Пельо | pelo | - |
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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 Pelo
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