Pelow Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Pelow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Sweden161:615,42245,338
England31:18,572,686338,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Pelow (18) may also be a first name.

Pelow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelow is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelow? popularity and diffusion

Pelow is the 588,441st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. Pelow is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Pelow live; 92 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pelow is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

Pelow is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 1,038,564. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 40 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent are found and Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

Pelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelow last name expanded 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 263 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pelow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pelow surname are 25.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pelow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.72% more than the national average, earning $50,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $48,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pielow91218/
Peilow9184/
Pelowe9173/
Pealow9164/
Petlow9146/
Pelowa9120/
Peelow9115/
Peylow919/
Phelow913/
Pgelow911/
Pehlow910/
Peilouw83177/
Pegliow831/
Pelhowe830/
Peaslow830/
Pelov80319/
Palow80153/
Polow8027/
Pilow8019/
Pelaw8011/
Pleow801/
Pahlow73843/
Pelova73367/
Pollow73331/
Pallow73128/
Petlov7360/
Peloff7354/
Paylow7322/
Phylow7321/
Pilowa7315/
Pailow7311/
Pilouw7311/
Poelov737/
Pelyov736/
Philow734/
Phelaw733/
Peilov732/
Poloow731/
Pislow731/
Piolow731/
Peleuw731/
Phalow731/
Peylov731/
Petlyov6749/
Peliova6724/
Philyow678/
Pehlyov674/
Pailouw673/
Peylova671/
Hpilowe671/
Paillow670/
Paitlow670/
Paalyow670/
Phillow670/
Paislow670/

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