Pelek Surname
Approximately 593 people bear this surname
Pelek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 408 | 1:190,739 | 14,207 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Pelek (242) may also be a first name.
Pelek Demographics
Average Pelek Salary in
United States
$80,972 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pelek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelek (Russian: Пелек) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 541,435th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. The surname Pelek is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Pelek are found; 51 percent are found in West Asia and 51 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 574,510th most widespread first name globally, held by 242 people.
The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 190,739. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Denizli Province, where 29 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 28 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 18 percent are found. Other than Turkey it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Pelek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pelek last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Pelek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.66% more than the national average, earning $80,972 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelek in the Russian language | ||
| Пелек | pelek | - |
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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 Pelek
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