Pelé Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pelé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1461:454,95065,144
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pele9211,408/
Pélé924/
Pelè921/
Pelée892/
Pelér891/
Peléz891/
Péle833/
Pélè831/
Pela758,798/
Peli756,045/
Pely7592/
Pelá7522/
Pilé759/
Pelj751/
Pelit677,793/
Peele676,581/
Peled675,735/
Piela674,711/
Peela674,640/
Pelei674,132/
Peleh673,552/
Phele673,288/
Pelea671,664/
Pelay671,660/
Pelis671,612/
Peley671,494/
Pelet671,447/
Piele671,417/
Peila671,365/
Peles671,153/
Pehle671,127/
Peliz671,093/
Phela67896/
Pelep67718/
Peale67636/
Pelez67501/
Peler67451/
Peleu67424/
Pelia67411/
Pesle67379/
Peyla67328/
Peloi67324/
Pesli67310/
Pelaj67309/
Peile67268/
Pelio67207/
Peeli67196/
Petli67190/
Pelai67166/
Pelya67165/
Pelih67123/
Peliy67121/
Peule67106/
Peala67105/
Pelge6797/
Petle6787/
Pheli6787/
Pieli6784/
Pelip6783/
Pelhe6781/
Pelej6774/
Peyle6766/
Peleş6758/
Peloa6756/
Peloy6756/
Pejla6744/
Phely6741/
Pelie6738/
Pelee6735/
Pealy6732/
Peuli6728/
Pelyo6724/
Pelgi6720/
Peili6717/
Pejle6715/
Pehly6715/
Piolé6713/
Pelyi6713/
Peely678/
Pelaa678/
Peali678/
Peliš677/
Peyly677/
Ppela675/
Pfeli675/
Pehli675/
Piely674/
Peyli673/
Peily671/
Peljć671/
Pelıt671/
Pelói671/
Peleș671/
Pelhi671/
Pelèe671/
Pelíz671/
Pelúa671/
Pelýt671/
Poilé671/
Ppeli671/
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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelé
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