Pelova Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Pelova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 340 | 1:20,526 | 1,820 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Pelová (20) & Pělová (17) are calculated separately.
Pelova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelova (Russian: Пелова) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Pelová or Pělová. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelova? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pelova is the 773,729th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. Pelova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pelova reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 20,526. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 27 percent are found, Pleven Province, where 24 percent are found and Vratsa Province, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Bulgaria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelova in the Russian language | ||
| Пелова | pelova | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Pelova
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