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

The last name Palek (Marathi: पाळेक, Oriya: ପାେଲକ, Russian: Палек) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Pálek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 274,373^rd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,146,572 people. The surname Palek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Palek are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Palek is also the 735,679^th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 156 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 71,802. In Ukraine Palek is most common in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 86 percent are found, Poltava Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent are found. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs 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 surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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.