Marina, I cannot find the name Pegalis anywhere else. I am wondering if the name was written in cursive in Russian but actually isn't pronounced as we english would say Pegalis. That a Russian would pronounce what appears to be the name Pegalis to us as something else. Pegalis is a very greek sounding name and you won't find many of us in the world. In fact you will only find us here in the U.S. and there are only about 20 of us. Where else do you find a surname like this?