Pelta Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Pelta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
France1101:603,84379,953
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
England111:5,065,278148,650
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Pelta (110) may also be a first name.

Pelta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelta (Tibetan: སྤེ་ཀྲ།) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelta is the 811,192nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Pelta are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Pelta is also the 895,203rd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 110 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Pelta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelta surname are 38.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92% registered to vote for the party.

Pelta earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $50,147 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peltea91397/
Peltat917/
Peltoa913/
Puelta911/
Plta894/
Peltais8337/
Pelthat832/
Pelteau831/
Pelto801,493/
Pleta80337/
Pelte80219/
Pelti8089/
Pilta8072/
Pelty8038/
Plėta806/
Pletea732,089/
Pelter73584/
Peltot73299/
Pletta7386/
Peltyi7354/
Pletat7349/
Peltes7335/
Pletha7323/
Peltey7315/
Peltis7314/
Pletas7314/
Piltau739/
Peltie739/
Peltei734/
Peltee732/
Plheta732/
Pletňa732/
Pletad731/
Peltiy731/
Phltaj731/
Pültau731/
Piltoa731/
Piltea731/
Piltay731/
Peltep731/
Peltet731/
Peltte731/
Peltit731/
Pletai731/
Peltho731/
Pelted730/
Peltoy730/
Plettau67218/
Pleteau6732/
Pelther673/
Plettas673/
Plto672/
Poeltto671/
Plti671/
Plte671/
Peltter671/
Peltets671/
Peslter671/
Pletadp671/
Pelteys670/
Pelltie670/

Pelta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelta in the Tibetan language
སྤེ་ཀྲ།pétra-

Search for Another Surname

Pelta Reference & Research

Pelta FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Pelta
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis