Pelosi Surname

50,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Pelosi Surname User-submission:

In Italian Peloso means 'hairy'.

An ancestor who had a hairy skin is the origin of this surname.

The most ancient attestation of this surname show Rome as the geographic origin of this 'nickname' that became a surname.

Pelosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,6251:10,8721,686
United States1,8701:193,82819,147
Brazil8501:251,8529,702
Argentina5561:76,8776,523
England2611:213,47918,261
France1791:371,07755,233
Switzerland1511:54,3907,022
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Australia1451:186,17718,652
Scotland1011:53,0084,503
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Peru351:908,11818,273
Wales331:93,7747,567
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Pelosi (176) may also be a first name.

Pelosi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Italian Peloso means 'hairy'.

An ancestor who had a hairy skin is the origin of this surname.

The most ancient attestation of this surname show Rome as the geographic origin of this 'nickname' that became a surname.

- patrick rené henri jouannès

Pelosi Last Name Facts

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

Pelosi (Arabic: فلوسي, Russian: Пелоси) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelosi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,363rd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 715,307 people. The last name Pelosi occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pelosi reside; 56 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent reside in Italic Europe. Pelosi is also the 687,834th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 176 people.

The last name Pelosi is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 5,625 people, or 1 in 10,872. In Italy it is mostly found in: Lombardy, where 23 percent live, Campania, where 20 percent live and Lazio, where 18 percent live. Outside of Italy this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Pelosi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelosi has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Pelosi last name grew 10,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 2,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pelosi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pelosi surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pelosi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning €30,716 per year; in Peru they earn 156.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,745 per year; in United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.42% more than the national average, earning $69,269 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelossi92233/
Pelosie9215/
Pelosci926/
Pelossio863/
Pelusi833,069/
Pilosi83219/
Pelosa83207/
Pelose83163/
Palosi83138/
Pelozi83135/
Polosi8393/
Pelogi8321/
Pelasi8312/
Pelosy8310/
Pholosi77766/
Pelosse77475/
Pelouse77318/
Pelesai77307/
Palossi77150/
Pelushi77115/
Pelozzi77114/
Pelussi7783/
Poloshi7757/
Pealosa7751/
Pelassi7739/
Pallosi7739/
Pelasgi7734/
Pelasie7727/
Peleshi7718/
Palosai779/
Paloshi775/
Pelasai774/
Piliosi773/
Pelosha773/
Peleusi772/
Pilossi772/
Pelesie772/
Pilotsi772/
Pelessi772/
Polosie772/
Pelesei772/
Polosyi772/
Polossi771/
Pelusci771/
Paelasi771/
Paliosi771/
Pealasi771/
Pelozie771/
Peliosa771/
Pélosie771/
Philosi771/
Paloosi771/
Palloshi71611/
Peloggia71185/
Phelasih716/
Poloschi716/
Pelaschi714/
Peloches713/
Palossai713/
Pelozier712/
Pelozzie712/
Pelousse712/
Pilossio712/
Pholoshi712/
Paloussi711/
Pahlosai711/
Pielassi711/
Phelasit711/
Pelouses711/
Pelozicz711/
Polloshi711/
Pholosie711/
Pelhozzi711/
Philosie710/
Palasi674,641/
Polasi67713/
Pelusa67476/
Peloza67380/
Pelagi67260/
Pilosa67245/
Peluci67189/
Peluse67127/
Pelaji67126/
Pelezi67118/
Pelese6781/
Pilasi6771/
Paloci6770/
Pelasa6752/
Palozi6747/
Pilusi6747/
Polose6743/
Pelazi6735/
Polozi6725/
Peluzi6725/
Peloža6719/
Peloze6713/
Palose6712/
Pilose6712/
Pelgusshi674/
Pelaci674/
Peleschei674/
Pailotshi674/
Palosy673/
Piloci672/
Pieluissi672/
Pelase672/
Pilozi672/
Palloschi672/
Pheulasih671/
Pelesy671/
Piloji671/
Palósi671/
Pahloushi671/
Phylosier671/
Philosier671/
Peluši671/
Pelèse671/
Pelasy671/
Piloxi671/
Pahloosai671/
Peleci671/

Pelosi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelosi in the Russian language
Пелосиpelosi-
Pelosi in the Arabic language
فلوسيflwsy-
بلوسيblwsy-

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