Pelu Surname

131,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pelu Surname Definition:

Walter Pelutus, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Pelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,6191:50,4965,665
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Papua New Guinea1031:79,16210,424
Solomon Islands891:6,517960
Kenya831:556,38426,876
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
India671:11,448,737210,278
Romania591:340,30329,553
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
France31:22,140,907385,998
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pelù (3) are calculated separately.

Pelu (939) may also be a first name.

Pelu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Walter Pelutus, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Pelu Last Name Facts

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

Pelu (Bengali: পেলু, Hindi: पेलू, Marathi: पेलु, Oriya: େପଲୁ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Pelù. Click here for further potential spellings of Pelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,037th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,111,720 people. The surname Pelu occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Pelu live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pelu is also the 263,758th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 939 people.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,619 people, or 1 in 50,496. In Indonesia it is most common in: Maluku, where 56 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 14 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 13 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Pelu occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Pelu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelu last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelu Last Name Statistics demography

Pelu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.28% less than the national average, earning R 101,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelù923/
Pehlu893,107/
Petlu891,344/
Peleu89424/
Pelou89346/
Pelus89329/
Peliu89122/
Pelut8994/
Pelud8985/
Phelu8977/
Pelux8970/
Pelau8946/
Peslu8939/
Peelu8929/
Pielu8924/
Peluz8917/
Paelu8912/
Peluh8911/
Peluu895/
Peilu893/
Pealu892/
Peylu891/
Pelui891/
Peloux80971/
Pheleu80675/
Peleus80671/
Pelous80487/
Pelaud80239/
Phelut80202/
Pettlu8077/
Peluch8074/
Peuleu8068/
Pielou8049/
Pelaut8049/
Phetlu8048/
Pelius8041/
Peetlu8036/
Peluha8033/
Peatlu8032/
Petluš8026/
Peliau8016/
Phelus8015/
Petlus8015/
Pieleu8013/
Pelhou8011/
Pelhus806/
Pelhui806/
Petllu804/
Pelaus803/
Phehlu803/
Peluit802/
Pelyau802/
Peiliu801/
Pelauz801/
Peliuh801/
Petluu801/
Paelau801/
Pelaux801/
Pelutt801/
Poehlu800/
Peaslu800/
Pealau800/
Polu7510,855/
Palu757,113/
Pilu75894/
Pylu757/
Peló753/
Pjlu751/
Phetlhu73933/
Pielhau73245/
Pelouch73107/
Pesleux7343/
Pelusch7326/
Petluch739/
Poehlau739/
Pesloux738/
Pitellu734/
Phethlu734/
Pesleut732/
Pheileu732/
Pelyuha732/
Pelauch731/
Pelyuch731/
Petleus731/
Peulouh731/
Phelius731/
Pheloup731/
Pelauds731/
Phelleu731/
Pelhaus730/
Palau6713,217/
Palui676,027/
Phalu671,820/
Pallu671,789/
Pilus671,307/
Paliu67664/
Paleu67482/
Piluy67338/
Pilau67281/
Pilou67273/
Piliu67241/
Pailu67229/
Pollu67227/
Pilut67218/
Piluś67185/
Paluh67163/
Pelho67123/
Polau67111/
Peloe6797/
Pitlu6764/
Peillaud6750/
Pleșu6744/
Paalu6743/
Peluhová6737/
Peilloux6726/
Peillout6726/
Paluy6725/
Pilyu6724/
Poliu6723/
Polui6722/
Pilui6717/
Peloo6714/
Pölgu6711/
Paylu678/
Pileu677/
Poilu677/
Poylu675/
Pîlșu675/
Pitellou675/
Pihlu675/
Pilup674/
Pholu674/
Petlusch674/
Poluh673/
Philu673/
Pahlu673/
Peluhova673/
Pylou673/
Pylus672/
Palhu672/
Poluy672/
Pélut672/
Pilud672/
Piluz672/
Pilux672/
Pylup672/
Pohlu671/
Ppalu671/
Piluu671/
Pelói671/
Pieló671/
Phelloup671/
Pelúa671/
Pelús671/
Peilloud671/
Piolu671/
Piluț671/
Pilțu671/
Păluț671/
Péleu671/
Piluh671/
Peillush671/

Pelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelu in the Bengali language
পেলুpelu-
Pelu in the Oriya language
େପଲୁepalu-
Pelu in the Hindi language
पेलूpelu85.71
पेलुpelu14.29
Pelu in the Marathi language
पेलुpelu67.44
पेलूpelu27.91
पेळुpelu2.33
पेलूाजpeluaja2.33

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