Pelak Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Pelak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:831,32863,652
Poland3191:119,15017,736
Bosnia and Herzegovina221:160,74610,291
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
England41:13,929,515290,718
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pelák (117) are calculated separately.

Pelak (41) may also be a first name.

Pelak Last Name Facts

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

Pelak (Marathi: पलक, Oriya: େପଲକ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pelák. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelak? popularity and diffusion

Pelak is the 417,348th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,748,555 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Pelak reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 41 people.

Pelak is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 831,328. In The United States Pelak is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 36 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States Pelak exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 38 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent are found.

Pelak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelak surname expanded 43,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelak last name are 11.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.1% registered to vote for the party.

Pelak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $48,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelák93117/
Pielak911,850/
Peliak91498/
Petlak91296/
Pelyak91148/
Peslak91108/
Pelakh9165/
Pehlak9139/
Pelaik919/
Pejlak915/
Peleak914/
Pelhak913/
Pelaks913/
Pelack912/
Pelake912/
Paelak911/
Pelauk911/
Peslyak83429/
Pesliak83379/
Petlyak83369/
Petlakh8382/
Pielack8356/
Pelaske8328/
Petlack8322/
Pehlaks8314/
Pehlack837/
Pelakhe835/
Peelake832/
Pelaaik831/
Piejlak831/
Phetlak831/
Peilaks831/
Polak8040,714/
Palak804,493/
Pilak801,084/
Pylak80326/
Pelok8084/
Pelag8011/
Pelac803/
Pelaq802/
Pelakova7722/
Pelaková775/
Peaslack773/
Phetleak771/
Pollak7313,307/
Poliak737,564/
Polack732,955/
Phalak731,045/
Pihlak73851/
Pielok73722/
Pilyak73410/
Pohlak73260/
Pilake73209/
Petlák73132/
Pallak73119/
Pitlak73107/
Pislak7374/
Peloke7365/
Pelock7362/
Paliak7358/
Pahlak7338/
Pilhak7324/
Paylak7322/
Pailak7322/
Pylakh7320/
Palakh7319/
Pilakh7315/
Peslac7315/
Palack7314/
Paelok7313/
Polaik7312/
Pelaic7311/
Pilack738/
Phelax737/
Paleak735/
Polhak735/
Petłak734/
Polakh734/
Paalak733/
Palaik733/
Palakk733/
Pylyak732/
Pylack732/
Piliak732/
Pelagg732/
Poylak731/
Bpalak731/
Hpalak731/
Pilaik731/
Peleuk731/
Pelaux731/
Philak731/
Pyslak731/
Pehlag731/
Pelaiq731/
Pelakhova712/
Pelyakova711/
Pollack6723,158/
Poliakh671,076/
Pytlyak67657/
Polyakh67392/
Pallack67207/
Petlock67191/
Pislyak6777/
Pohlack6770/
Pytliak6763/
Pielock6752/
Pollyak6751/
Pealock6746/
Pilaske6738/
Peleaux6720/
Pelocke6713/
Polyack6712/
Pitlake679/
Polliak677/
Poleack677/
Petlook676/
Palahak675/
Pitliak674/
Poliakė674/
Polauck674/
Petleac672/
Peylock672/
Poliack672/
Pollakh672/
Poilack672/
Pytlack672/
Pitlyak671/
Phallak671/
Peloske671/
Peloukh671/
Pitlack671/
Pelague671/
Pailake671/
Phaelok671/
Philack671/
Pitlaks671/
Polleak671/
Phalhak671/
Phelock670/

Pelak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelak in the Marathi language
पलकpalaka-
Pelak in the Oriya language
େପଲକepalaka50
େପଲାକepalaka50

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Pelak Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelak
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