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 occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Pele, Pélé, Pelè, Péle or Pélè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelé? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Pelé reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
It is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 454,950. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 64 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.
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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