Pelts Surname

265,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pelts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5261:86,54512,419
United States5091:712,10056,164
Russia3251:443,45641,944
Kazakhstan521:340,04827,669
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Israel101:855,76354,181
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Pelts Last Name Facts

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

Pelts (Russian: Пельц) occurs most in Ukraine. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelts? popularity and diffusion

Pelts is the 265,393rd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,944,061 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Pelts are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 526 people, or 1 in 86,545. In Ukraine Pelts is most numerous in: Lviv Oblast, where 32 percent live, Volyn Oblast, where 26 percent live and Ternopil Oblast, where 12 percent live. Besides Ukraine this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Russia, where 22 percent live.

Pelts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelts has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pelts surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pelts earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.02% less than the national average, earning $37,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning $58,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peltcs9153/
Peltts913/
Pelt893,721/
Peltsch8384/
Peltz804,442/
Plets80683/
Pelte80219/
Pylts8095/
Pilts8069/
Põlts8038/
Poelt8037/
Pelds8024/
Paelt803/
Peldt802/
Pelcs802/
Pelıt801/
Pelzs801/
Peltt801/
Plsts801/
Peult800/
Peltsova773/
Plt7596/
Pletts73188/
Paeltz73117/
Pfeltz7373/
Pledts7318/
Pueltz736/
Pletsh734/
Poeltz733/
Pelsci731/
Pltsch731/
Pletds731/
Pletsc731/
Pields731/
Peltte731/
Peeltz731/
Peltch731/
Pfuelt730/
Peltze730/
Pillts730/
Pelz6711,213/
Pelc6710,021/
Pletsch673,144/
Plet672,704/
Pilt67449/
Peld67184/
Pölt67112/
Pelč6745/
Pelsőci6726/
Plåt679/
Pælt677/
Pltd674/
Peltová673/
Piltsch672/
Pfields672/
Plte671/
Plzs671/
Hplt671/
Pflt671/
Pylt671/
Plcs671/
Plds671/
Pltt671/
Pltp671/
Pelć671/

Pelts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelts in the Russian language
Пельцpelc-

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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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  • 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 Pelts
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