Pehlke Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pehlke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehlke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7641:105,37413,019
United States4701:771,18959,919
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Austria201:425,77243,235
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pehlke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pehlke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehlke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,726th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,250,393 people. The surname Pehlke is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Pehlke reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pehlke is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 764 people, or 1 in 105,374. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Pehlke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pehlke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pehlke last name rose 7,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pehlke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pehlke last name are 14.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Pehlke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poehlke9294/
Paehlke9255/
Piehlke922/
Bpehlke921/
Pelke91808/
Phlke912/
Pehlkeit861/
Pelkey835,926/
Pielke83247/
Pelker83152/
Pelkie83136/
Pählke8376/
Poelke8373/
Pöhlke8318/
Paelke8316/
Piehlk832/
Pelkhe831/
Pehlce831/
Pelkee830/
Pelk80429/
Plke803/
Pöhlker77217/
Pielcke779/
Pelkeit777/
Pellkey772/
Poelcke771/
Pelkeys771/
Pfelker770/
Pelka735,030/
Pilke73983/
Pelky73694/
Pelce73111/
Pülke7361/
Pelki7348/
Poelk7334/
Pelck7325/
Pölke7324/
Pleke735/
Pälke732/
Pelkg731/
Pielk731/
Plcke731/
Paelk730/
Pylke730/
Pielka671,295/
Pilkey67973/
Pilkes67156/
Pleche67133/
Pleket6791/
Pelcea6770/
Plekeu6750/
Plecke6744/
Plk6736/
Pölker6726/
Pelche6722/
Plekes6722/
Pelkki6720/
Poelck6714/
Pilkie6711/
Pielck677/
Pleker674/
Pelkys673/
Pellka672/
Pälhke671/
Pelkui671/
Pelkuy671/
Pilkhe671/
Pelkkä671/
Pelkay670/
Pehlca670/
Pelcey670/
Pilkee670/
Pelque670/
Plehka670/

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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 Pehlke
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