Pelaken Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Pelaken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pelaken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelaken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelaken occurs most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pelaken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelaken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Pelaken is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Pelaken live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Pelaken is most prevalent in: West Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilaken | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pelakin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Palaken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peliakienė | 82 | 2 | / |
| Philaken | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pelyakin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pelakina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palakn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pelyaykin | 75 | 24 | / |
| Pelekienė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petlyakin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peleckienė | 71 | 332 | / |
| Poelhekken | 71 | 28 | / |
| Poliakienė | 71 | 11 | / |
| Petlyaykin | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pelyaykina | 71 | 8 | / |
| Palakin | 71 | 7 | / |
| Palaikienė | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pylakin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Polakin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pelaheikyn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Palakyn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pilakne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paliakienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelyashkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polyakin | 67 | 230 | / |
| Pylaykin | 67 | 167 | / |
| Pilyakin | 67 | 101 | / |
| Pelaquin | 67 | 75 | / |
| Poliakin | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pelachin | 67 | 29 | / |
| Polackin | 67 | 19 | / |
| Palyakin | 67 | 19 | / |
| Peloquen | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pylaikyn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pilaykin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pelaheikyna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pylakina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paliaukienė | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pelequin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilatkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piliakin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paliackienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilakina | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pelaken
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