Pelteir Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Pelteir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelteir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana31:254,07411,262
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pelteir Last Name Facts

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

Pelteir is most common in Guyana. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelteir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pelteir live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Guyana, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 254,074. In Guyana it is primarily found in: Upper Demerara-Berbice, where 100 percent reside. Besides Guyana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Pelteir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pelteir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelteir surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelter92584/
Peltir9225/
Peltier8627,537/
Poelter866/
Pelther863/
Peltitr862/
Peltire862/
Peltter861/
Peslter861/
Peltior860/
Peltaer860/
Peltere860/
Plter832/
Pelltier8073/
Pelthier8021/
Peltoire802/
Pelteher801/
Paeltier801/
Pelttier801/
Peltaire800/
Peltre77657/
Pilter77148/
Pleter7753/
Hplter771/
Pltter771/
Pltier771/
Peltar770/
Pletter7136/
Pletier712/
Pilther712/
Plether712/
Piltier712/
Plehter711/
Piolter710/
Piltawer678/
Piltauer671/
Pleteher671/
Plettuer670/
Piltar622/
Piltard570/

Search for Another Surname

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 Pelteir
  • 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