Pelec Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2151:176,78524,373
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Pelec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelec is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelec? popularity and diffusion

Pelec is the 1,079,669th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Pelec occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pelec reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 176,785. Aside from Poland this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Pelec Last Name Statistics demography

Pelec earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelech911,561/
Peleck91136/
Pelecq9149/
Pelecz913/
Peleci911/
Pieleck8327/
Peleche833/
Petleac832/
Peleg805,036/
Peles801,153/
Pelek80593/
Pelez80501/
Pelic80325/
Peleš80166/
Pelej8074/
Peleş8058/
Pelex8014/
Pilec802/
Pylec801/
Peilecke7742/
Pielesch7717/
Pelecová7717/
Peylecke7714/
Pelekh733,716/
Pehlic73299/
Pelich73189/
Pelesh73184/
Pileci73173/
Peletz73117/
Pelici73113/
Pelick73107/
Pelesz73103/
Pelesk7392/
Peleke7383/
Peleaz7355/
Pelets7348/
Pelych7347/
Pelegh7347/
Pheles7327/
Pelike7322/
Peales7316/
Pieleś7315/
Pealez7314/
Pelaic7311/
Peeles737/
Peleas736/
Pełech736/
Peleak734/
Peleys733/
Phelic733/
Pelees733/
Pilech732/
Pheleg732/
Phelex732/
Peyles732/
Pelãez732/
Pelicg731/
Pelēķe731/
Pelehk731/
Pelehz731/
Pelerz731/
Peleiz731/
Pielek731/
Pealeg731/
Peleuk731/
Peiles731/
Peliez731/
Pelekk731/
Peleis730/
Peleczová711/
Peillex67788/
Pielesz67295/
Peliche67123/
Pileich6777/
Petlick6769/
Pelique6740/
Pielick6735/
Pelisch6721/
Peileke6719/
Peleske6718/
Petlich6716/
Pälecke6714/
Pytlech6714/
Pelitci679/
Phelick674/
Pileici674/
Pelegue672/
Pisleac672/
Peehles672/
Peahlic671/
Petlics671/
Pethlek671/
Pehlick671/
Peillez671/
Peligue671/
Pileche671/
Peletzh671/
Pheleas670/
Peilick670/
Phelles670/

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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 Pelec
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