Palekas Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Palekas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palekas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania301:101,15313,307
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Palekas (10) may also be a first name.

Palekas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Palekas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Palekas (Marathi: पलेकस) is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palekas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palekas is the 2,605,694th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Palekas occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Palekas reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Palekas is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Lithuania, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 101,153. In Lithuania Palekas is most prevalent in: Kaunas County, where 73 percent are found, Tauragė County, where 13 percent are found and Klaipėda County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Lithuania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Ukraine, where 7 percent are found.

Palekas Last Name Statistics demography

Palekas earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.38% more than the national average, earning $55,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palekas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palekas in the Marathi language
पलेकसpalekasa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palekas
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