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

Pehlke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehlke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 278,726th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,250,393 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Pehlke live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 764 people, or 1 in 105,374. In Germany Pehlke is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Pehlke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pehlke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pehlke surname rose 7,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pehlke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pehlke surname are 14.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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

  • 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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