Pekelman Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Pekelman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Israel241:356,56829,419
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
England51:11,143,612252,590
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pekelman Last Name Facts

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

Pekelman (Russian: Пекельман) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekelman? popularity and diffusion

Pekelman is the 2,047,559th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Pekelman are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Pekelman is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 5,785,793. In Brazil Pekelman is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 81 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent are found. Not including Brazil it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Pekelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pekelman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pekelman last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekelmann942/
Peckelman941/
Pakelman8867/
Paeckelmann841/
Pickelman82144/
Pökelmann8219/
Pechelman821/
Poklman800/
Pickelmann78612/
Pöckelmann7855/
Päckelmann782/
Pokilman751/
Pichelman71111/
Picklmann711/
Pichelmann67174/
Pakleman631/
Pacleman630/
Pickleman5925/
Picklemann561/

Pekelman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekelman in the Russian language
Пекельманpekelman-

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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 Pekelman
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