Pelecano Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Pelecano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelecano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755

Pelecano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelecano is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pelecano.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelecano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Pelecano occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Pelecano live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 2,469,225. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Caraga, where 32 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 18 percent reside.

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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 Pelecano
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