Pelcel Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pelcel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelcel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pelcel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelcel is found most frequently in Poland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelcel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Pelcel occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Pelcel reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,429,821. Other than Poland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Pelcel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pelcel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelcel surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelczel928/
Pelcl91337/
Pelzel831,458/
Plecel8323/
Pelgel832/
Pelkel831/
Peltsel777/
Peltzel774/
Poelzel772/
Pelsiel771/
Peltgel771/
Pelzell770/
Pelzl731,515/
Pelsl730/
Pelclová71130/
Pelclova711/
Poelzl67149/
Puelzl6710/
Pelzelová671/

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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
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  • 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 Pelcel
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