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Where Does The Last Name Palek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Palek (Marathi: पाळेक, Oriya: ପାେଲକ, Russian: Палек) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also occur as a variant: Pálek. For other possible spellings of Palek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Palek is the 274,373^rd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,146,572 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Palek live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Palek is also the 735,679^th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 156 people.

Palek is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 71,802. In Ukraine Palek is most prevalent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 86 percent are found, Poltava Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Czechia, where 19 percent are found.

Palek Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Palek last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

Palek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,913 USD per year.