Pelsher Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pelsher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelsher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pelsher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelsher (Russian: Пельшер) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelsher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Pelsher occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Pelsher live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Pelsher is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Pelsher is most frequent in: Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent are found, Irkutsk Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Ivanovo Oblast, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Russia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Pelsher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelsher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelsher surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelscher931/
Pelser929,116/
Pelshe929/
Puelscher8812/
Pelcher86691/
Pelsser86185/
Plesher8660/
Pelshea8612/
Pelsert864/
Pilsher862/
Pellser860/
Pelsier860/
Pfelser860/
Pelse83285/
Pülscher8058/
Pelleser801/
Pelzer7714,894/
Pelger771,271/
Pelcer77338/
Pilser77232/
Pleshe77118/
Pelsey7780/
Pelsez7731/
Pleser7724/
Pelche7722/
Pelsie775/
Pelsir774/
Pilshe774/
Plsser771/
Pelżer771/
Pelsea770/
Pilscheur7514/
Pellesier750/
Plse731/
Pilcher7111,930/
Plesser71647/
Poelzer71291/
Pelcere7171/
Plesier7159/
Pölcher7133/
Pelcear7132/
Pellessier7126/
Paelzer7119/
Pfelzer7113/
Pleshet717/
Pfelger712/
Pellcer712/
Pleseer711/
Pløcher711/
Pilszer711/
Pelchez711/
Peltcer711/
Pelceur711/
Pillser711/
Plesger711/
Pelchet711/
Pfelcer710/
Pelgier710/
Pelchey710/
Pellecer671,634/
Plese67824/
Plessier67778/
Pelsy67126/
Pelce67111/
Pelge6797/
Pfaelzer6757/
Pflesser6740/
Pelsa6735/
Pelze6726/
Pellezer6714/
Pelsi679/
Pilse678/
Pillcher675/
Pelše675/
Plethcer671/
Plzer671/
Peelchir671/
Pülse671/
Plger671/
Pfaelcer670/
Puelschi670/

Pelsher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelsher in the Russian language
Пельшерpelser-

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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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  • 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 Pelsher
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