Pelyn Surname
Approximately 607 people bear this surname
Pelyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 606 | 1:75,120 | 10,764 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Pelyn (51) may also be a first name.
Pelyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelyn is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelyn? popularity and diffusion
Pelyn is the 532,232nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,005,842 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pelyn are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 51 people.
Pelyn is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 606 people, or 1 in 75,120. In Ukraine Pelyn is primarily concentrated in: Odessa Oblast, where 70 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Pelyn
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