Pelanek Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pelanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Pelánek (106) are calculated separately.

Pelanek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelanek is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pelánek. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pelanek.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelanek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Pelanek are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pelanek is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 50 percent live, Colorado, where 23 percent live and Illinois, where 15 percent live. Barring The United States Pelanek is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Pelanek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelanek last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pelanek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.63% less than the national average, earning $36,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelánek95106/
Peelanek932/
Polanek86283/
Palanek8652/
Pelanik864/
Pilanek861/
Pallanek8014/
Palaneck8014/
Pollanek801/
Polaneuk801/
Pielonek801/
Pelankova753/
Palauneck752/
Pelasnick750/
Polanec711,334/
Palonek71918/
Polanik71184/
Polenek71126/
Palanik71122/
Polonek7179/
Palánek7170/
Palanyk7140/
Polánek7139/
Polaník7116/
Palenek716/
Polanyk714/
Polének713/
Peláneková711/
Pilaneg711/
Pelenik711/
Palounek67101/
Palanuik6751/
Polyanik6712/
Polanick677/
Palanaik676/
Pallanik676/
Palahnyk672/
Palannik671/
Palanick671/
Polyanyk671/
Pileneuk671/

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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 Pelanek
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