Pelss Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pelss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia931:22,0443,325
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Pelss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelss occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pelss.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Pelss reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Latvia, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 22,044. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Vidzeme, where 45 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 40 percent reside and Latgale, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Latvia it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Pelss Last Name Statistics demography

Pelss earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $41,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pels894,058/
Plss893/
Pless804,716/
Poels803,865/
Peels801,226/
Pells801,032/
Piels80464/
Pelse80285/
Pelsh80213/
Pilss8081/
Pehls8078/
Pelst8055/
Puels8034/
Pelsø809/
Pelhs803/
Paels801/
Pls7543/
Plesse73829/
Pelles73665/
Poehls73561/
Pelhős7315/
Pelshe739/
Paehls733/
Pelsch733/
Pehels731/
Phless730/
Pelz6711,213/
Puelles677,142/
Pils672,799/
Ples672,114/
Püls67201/
Pyls6759/
Pielsch6746/
Påls6740/
Pöls679/
Puelsch677/
Phls673/
Pèls671/
Poelles671/
Pelš671/
Pellest671/
Peulles671/
Plse671/
Pelx671/

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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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  • 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 Pelss
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