Pelto Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Pelto Surname User-submission:

The surname Pelto means 'field'.

Pelto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1321:320,19329,205
Finland1871:29,3943,932
Bosnia and Herzegovina791:44,7655,908
Canada521:708,56956,910
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Pelto (16) may also be a first name.

Pelto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pelto means 'field'.

- lola98

Pelto Last Name Facts

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

Pelto (Russian: Пельто) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 262,597th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,881,143 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pelto live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,132 people, or 1 in 320,193. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 21 percent reside, Minnesota, where 16 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 13 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent reside.

Pelto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pelto are 0.22000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Pelto earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $48,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peltot91299/
Peltoa913/
Peltho911/
Peltoy910/
Plto892/
Poeltto831/
Pelta80344/
Pleto80277/
Pilto80131/
Pletos73234/
Pletto7392/
Piltto7321/
Peltat737/
Pletou732/
Puelta731/
Piltoa731/
Plehto731/
Plta674/
Pelthat672/
Plethos671/
Pelteau671/
Pilltto670/
Pleta60337/
Pilta6072/
Plėta606/
Pletta5586/
Pletat5549/
Pletha5523/
Pletas5514/
Piltau559/
Pletňa552/
Plheta552/
Pültau551/
Pletad551/
Plettau50218/
Pleteau5032/
Plettas503/
Pletadp501/

Pelto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelto in the Russian language
Пельтоpelto-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelto
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