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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) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pálek. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Palek is the 274,373^rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,146,572 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Palek reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Palek is also the 735,679^th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 156 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 71,802. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 86 percent live, Poltava Oblast, where 5 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Czechia, where 19 percent live.

Palek Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Palek surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political 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.