Pelzing Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pelzing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelzing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Pelzing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelzing occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelzing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Pelzing are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 1,388,025. In Germany Pelzing is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poelzing9311/
Pelzin921/
Pölzing8642/
Plzin830/
Pletzing8011/
Pleszing802/
Pfelging801/
Poelsing801/
Pelcin7729/
Peljin776/
Pelsin775/
Pelzen771/
Pelgin770/
Pleging7193/
Plesing7189/
Pilsing7135/
Plecing7133/
Pelginn7119/
Pelsink7111/
Pölsing718/
Pelshin714/
Pälsing711/
Pelchin711/
Pfleging67328/
Plessing67220/
Plzen6742/
Pellecin671/
Pelshina671/
Pellesin671/
Pyolcing671/

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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
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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 Pelzing
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