Pelsa Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Pelsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 24 | 1:85,419 | 12,616 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Pelša (1) are calculated separately.
Pelsa (18) may also be a first name.
Pelsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelsa is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Pelša. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pelsa is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pelsa are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Pelsa is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name globally It is held by 18 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 85,419. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Vidzeme, where 75 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 13 percent reside and Semigallia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Latvia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Pelsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pelsa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelsa last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelša | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pelsia | 91 | 39 | / |
| Pelsai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pelsea | 91 | 0 | / |
| Plsa | 89 | 5 | / |
| Pelshea | 83 | 12 | / |
| Pellesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Plesa | 80 | 7,359 | / |
| Pelse | 80 | 285 | / |
| Pelsy | 80 | 126 | / |
| Pilsa | 80 | 122 | / |
| Pelca | 80 | 73 | / |
| Pelja | 80 | 58 | / |
| Pelso | 80 | 39 | / |
| Pelsi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pelza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plsat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plsau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelser | 73 | 9,116 | / |
| Plesea | 73 | 1,350 | / |
| Plesha | 73 | 1,080 | / |
| Plessa | 73 | 716 | / |
| Pelsis | 73 | 132 | / |
| Pelcha | 73 | 127 | / |
| Plesia | 73 | 94 | / |
| Pelsey | 73 | 80 | / |
| Pelcea | 73 | 70 | / |
| Pellja | 73 | 48 | / |
| Pelcis | 73 | 42 | / |
| Pelsez | 73 | 31 | / |
| Pilsas | 73 | 18 | / |
| Plesat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pelshe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pelsoh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pelsie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Peljha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pilsia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Plshah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Plesas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pilsga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pelsoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelsci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelsuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelzea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pilsah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pehlca | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pelsco | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pelcay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pelzia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pelsoy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pelchat | 67 | 4,239 | / |
| Plessas | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Pelsser | 67 | 185 | / |
| Plza | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pelsőci | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pleshaj | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pellesy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pelziah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pelsher | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pillesa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Plca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelssis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelchas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelchaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peldjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peulssi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plessaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pellser | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pelsier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfelser | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pelceau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pelsa
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