Pelé Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Pelé Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 146 | 1:454,950 | 65,144 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pele (11,408), Pélé (4), Pelè (1), Péle (3) & Pélè (1) are calculated separately.
Pelé (24) may also be a first name.
Pelé Demographics
Average Male Pelé Height
175.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pelé Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelé Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelé is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Pele, Pélé, Pelè, Péle or Pélè. For other potential spellings of Pelé click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelé? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pelé is the 1,244,200th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Pelé reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Pelé is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
It is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 454,950. In France Pelé is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 64 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent reside. Barring France Pelé occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pele | 92 | 11,408 | / |
| Pélé | 92 | 4 | / |
| Pelè | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pelée | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pelér | 89 | 1 | / |
| Peléz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Péle | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pélè | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pela | 75 | 8,798 | / |
| Peli | 75 | 6,045 | / |
| Pely | 75 | 92 | / |
| Pelá | 75 | 22 | / |
| Pilé | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pelj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelit | 67 | 7,793 | / |
| Peele | 67 | 6,581 | / |
| Peled | 67 | 5,735 | / |
| Piela | 67 | 4,711 | / |
| Peela | 67 | 4,640 | / |
| Pelei | 67 | 4,132 | / |
| Peleh | 67 | 3,552 | / |
| Phele | 67 | 3,288 | / |
| Pelea | 67 | 1,664 | / |
| Pelay | 67 | 1,660 | / |
| Pelis | 67 | 1,612 | / |
| Peley | 67 | 1,494 | / |
| Pelet | 67 | 1,447 | / |
| Piele | 67 | 1,417 | / |
| Peila | 67 | 1,365 | / |
| Peles | 67 | 1,153 | / |
| Pehle | 67 | 1,127 | / |
| Peliz | 67 | 1,093 | / |
| Phela | 67 | 896 | / |
| Pelep | 67 | 718 | / |
| Peale | 67 | 636 | / |
| Pelez | 67 | 501 | / |
| Peler | 67 | 451 | / |
| Peleu | 67 | 424 | / |
| Pelia | 67 | 411 | / |
| Pesle | 67 | 379 | / |
| Peyla | 67 | 328 | / |
| Peloi | 67 | 324 | / |
| Pesli | 67 | 310 | / |
| Pelaj | 67 | 309 | / |
| Peile | 67 | 268 | / |
| Pelio | 67 | 207 | / |
| Peeli | 67 | 196 | / |
| Petli | 67 | 190 | / |
| Pelai | 67 | 166 | / |
| Pelya | 67 | 165 | / |
| Pelih | 67 | 123 | / |
| Peliy | 67 | 121 | / |
| Peule | 67 | 106 | / |
| Peala | 67 | 105 | / |
| Pelge | 67 | 97 | / |
| Petle | 67 | 87 | / |
| Pheli | 67 | 87 | / |
| Pieli | 67 | 84 | / |
| Pelip | 67 | 83 | / |
| Pelhe | 67 | 81 | / |
| Pelej | 67 | 74 | / |
| Peyle | 67 | 66 | / |
| Peleş | 67 | 58 | / |
| Peloa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Peloy | 67 | 56 | / |
| Pejla | 67 | 44 | / |
| Phely | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pelie | 67 | 38 | / |
| Pelee | 67 | 35 | / |
| Pealy | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peuli | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pelyo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pelgi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Peili | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pejle | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pehly | 67 | 15 | / |
| Piolé | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pelyi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Peely | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pelaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Peali | 67 | 8 | / |
| Peliš | 67 | 7 | / |
| Peyly | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ppela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pfeli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pehli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Piely | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peyli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peljć | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelıt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelói | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peleș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelèe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelíz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelúa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelýt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poilé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelyz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pelé
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