Pelsman Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pelsman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pelsman Last Name Facts

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

Pelsman has its highest incidence in Argentina. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelsman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelsman is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Pelsman live; 45 percent live in South America and 42 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most widespread in Argentina, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,287,955. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Córdoba Province, where 69 percent live, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 15 percent live and Catamarca Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Argentina this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Pelsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelsman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelsmane931/
Pelzman86475/
Plesman86161/
Pelcman86146/
Pelzmann80939/
Plessman8069/
Plesmann8026/
Pelchman8016/
Plessmann7590/
Pelchmann759/
Poelzmann751/
Plexman7197/
Pölcman7126/
Pelzmanová712/
Pilschmann710/
Pleßmann67115/
Pilchman67106/
Pelzmannová6718/
Pölcmann674/
Pölzmann672/
Pelzmannova671/
Pölzmannová561/

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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 Pelsman
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