Pele is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pele
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name is common in the West (35, 44, 53). This is in principle a nickname for bald. Alternatively, if the name is written Pele: a variant of Pelle (qv).

How popular is Pele?

As per 2010 US census, number of Peles grew by 24.15094 per cent to 329 since 2000 and ranked 61123 after elevating 8078 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
41.03 50.57
White 30.4 30.57
Others 15.2 12.83
Hispanic or Latino 7.29 3.4

Comments

M
Maddie Person
pel means in ancient Occitan hair, nickname attributed to a bald person.
O
Otha Mahar
pele is a nickname designating one with the pele crane, that is to say, a bald man.

Pele Namesakes

  • Jorge Juan Pelegrina Linares, Soccer player
  • Alisson Pelegrini Safira, Soccer Player
  • Jorge Juan Pelegrina Linares, Soccer player
  • Mattityahu Peled, Peace activist
  • Amit Peled, Musical Artist
  • Mattityahu Peled, Peace activist
  • Israel Peleg, Politician
  • Maria Teresa Pelegrí i Marimón, Composer
  • Andreas Pelekoudas, Basketball player
  • Apostolos Pelekanos, Actor

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