Pelye Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Pelye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Pelye (15) may also be a first name.
Pelye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelye is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pelye is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Pelye are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 118,170. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 77 percent live and Western Highlands, where 23 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live.
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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
- 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 Pelye
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