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 last name Pehlke is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehlke? popularity and diffusion

Pehlke is the 278,726th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,250,393 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Pehlke live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pehlke is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 764 people, or 1 in 105,374. In Germany Pehlke is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Pehlke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pehlke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pehlke last name increased 7,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pehlke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pehlke surname are 14.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.63% being registered to vote for the 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

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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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