Pelsh Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pelsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1701:847,78368,532
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Pelsh Last Name Facts

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

Pelsh (Russian: Пельш) is most common in Russia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelsh? popularity and diffusion

Pelsh is the 1,133,308th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Pelsh occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pelsh are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 847,783. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 31 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found and Ryazan Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Not including Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Pelsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pelsh last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Pelsh last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 36.84% registered to vote for the party.

Pelsh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning $36,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelshe919/
Pelsch913/
Pels894,058/
Pielsch8346/
Puelsch837/
Poels803,865/
Peels801,226/
Pells801,032/
Piels80464/
Pelch80406/
Pelse80285/
Pelss80111/
Pehls8078/
Pelst8055/
Puels8034/
Pelsø809/
Pelhs803/
Paels801/
Plshp801/
Pilsh800/
Pelshova771/
Pls7543/
Pelles73665/
Poehls73561/
Pleshe73118/
Pülsch7399/
Pilsch7363/
Pelche7322/
Pelhős7315/
Pilshe734/
Paehls733/
Pehels731/
Pelz6711,213/
Puelles677,142/
Pils672,799/
Ples672,114/
Plch67605/
Püls67201/
Pyls6759/
Påls6740/
Pöls679/
Phls673/
Plss673/
Plhz671/
Pelx671/
Plse671/
Peulles671/
Pellest671/
Pelš671/
Poelles671/
Pèls671/

Pelsh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelsh in the Russian language
Пельшpels-

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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 Pelsh
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