Paleker Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Paleker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paleker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
India121:63,922,115578,870
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Paleker Last Name Facts

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

Paleker (Marathi: पाळेकर) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paleker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,155,901st most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. Paleker is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Paleker are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 300,987. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 91 percent reside, Gauteng, where 5 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Paleker Last Name Statistics demography

Paleker earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 248.04% more than the national average, earning R 827,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paleker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paleker in the Marathi language
पाळेकरpalekara71.43
पालेकरpalekara28.57

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paleker
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