Pelá Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pelá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pela (8,798), Pelà (36), Pěla (20), Péla (2) & Peļa (1) are calculated separately.

Pelá Last Name Facts

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

Pelá is most common in Brazil. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pela, Pelà, Pěla, Péla or Peļa. Click here for further possible spellings of Pelá.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelá? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelá is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Pelá reside; 91 percent reside in South America and 91 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 10,703,717. In Brazil Pelá is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 60 percent live, Goiás, where 20 percent live and Paraná, where 10 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pela928,798/
Pelà9236/
Pěla8320/
Péla832/
Peļa831/
Pele7511,408/
Peli756,045/
Pelo755,586/
Pelé75186/
Pely7592/
Palá7523/
Pelò757/
Peló753/
Pelè751/
Polá751/
Pelj751/
Pelágio7398/
Peleová731/
Pelit677,793/
Peele676,581/
Peled675,735/
Petla675,477/
Piela674,711/
Peela674,640/
Pelei674,132/
Peleh673,552/
Phele673,288/
Pelea671,664/
Pelay671,660/
Pelis671,612/
Peley671,494/
Pelet671,447/
Piele671,417/
Pelot671,381/
Peila671,365/
Peles671,153/
Pehle671,127/
Pelat671,120/
Peliz671,093/
Pelaz671,028/
Phela67896/
Pelos67850/
Pelep67718/
Peale67636/
Pelez67501/
Peula67500/
Peler67451/
Peleu67424/
Pelia67411/
Pesle67379/
Pelas67363/
Pelou67346/
Petlo67329/
Peyla67328/
Peloi67324/
Pesli67310/
Pelaj67309/
Phelo67291/
Paela67289/
Pealo67288/
Peelo67285/
Pelap67272/
Peile67268/
Pehla67233/
Pelio67207/
Peeli67196/
Petli67190/
Paelo67175/
Pelai67166/
Pelya67165/
Poela67159/
Pelih67123/
Pelho67123/
Peliy67121/
Peule67106/
Peala67105/
Pelge6797/
Peylo6789/
Petle6787/
Pheli6787/
Pelah6786/
Pieli6784/
Pelip6783/
Pelhe6781/
Pelej6774/
Poelo6774/
Pelod6773/
Pelad6772/
Peloz6771/
Peyle6766/
Pesla6764/
Pielo6760/
Peleş6758/
Peloa6756/
Peloy6756/
Pelau6746/
Pejla6744/
Pelgo6743/
Phely6741/
Pelejová6740/
Pelie6738/
Pelga6736/
Pelee6735/
Pealy6732/
Pehlo6730/
Peuli6728/
Pelyo6724/
Peloh6724/
Pelajová6723/
Pelgi6720/
Peilo6718/
Peili6717/
Pejle6715/
Pehly6715/
Peloo6714/
Pelyi6713/
Pejlo6710/
Peely678/
Pelaa678/
Peali678/
Peliš677/
Pelha677/
Peyly677/
Ppela675/
Pfeli675/
Pehli675/
Piely674/
Peluo673/
Peyli673/
Pelop672/
Pelée672/
Peily671/
Peljć671/
Pelıt671/
Peulo671/
Pallá671/
Pelói671/
Pieló671/
Peloş671/
Peleyová671/
Peleș671/
Pelhi671/
Pelèe671/
Pelér671/
Pelíz671/
Pelúa671/
Pelýt671/
Pelehová671/
Ppeli671/
Peléz671/
Pelui671/
Pelyz671/

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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 Pelá
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