Pelek Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Pelek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4081:190,73914,207
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Hungary201:490,81431,291
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Pelek (242) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelekh913,716/
Peleck91136/
Pelesk9192/
Peleke9183/
Peleak914/
Paelek911/
Pelehk911/
Peleuk911/
Pielek911/
Pelekk911/
Phaelek83113/
Pieleck8327/
Peileke8319/
Peleske8318/
Pethlek831/
Peleg805,036/
Polek802,516/
Palek801,416/
Pelik80460/
Pilek80369/
Pelec80229/
Pelyk80148/
Pelex8014/
Pílek801/
Peilecke7742/
Pytellek7724/
Peylecke7714/
Pelekova772/
Phetleak771/
Pelykh736,531/
Pelikh732,173/
Polekh73203/
Pallek73171/
Poleck73127/
Pelick73107/
Pollek73101/
Petlyk7379/
Paleck7357/
Pelecq7349/
Pelegh7347/
Palekh7344/
Päleke7326/
Pelike7322/
Pileuk7319/
Pailek7314/
Poilek7311/
Pholek7311/
Phalek739/
Pelaik739/
Paleek738/
Pahlek737/
Paleak735/
Pehlík734/
Petlík733/
Phelex732/
Pheleg732/
Plehik732/
Pileke732/
Piolek731/
Pehlik731/
Pelikx731/
Pilekh731/
Pealeg731/
Paleuk731/
Pohlek731/
Pielyk731/
Pielik731/
Pelēķe731/
Pöleke731/
Plejke731/
Pelekhova71105/
Peillex67788/
Polleck6782/
Petlick6769/
Pelique6740/
Pielick6735/
Palleck6730/
Pelkova6719/
Pälecke6714/
Pahalek6714/
Poleack677/
Pilezke675/
Pihleke674/
Phelick674/
Pelegue672/
Phileuk672/
Petleac672/
Paelick671/
Pelkowa671/
Peylykh671/
Pehlick671/
Pelaaik671/
Polleak671/
Peligue671/
Peilick670/
Pitleek670/

Pelek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelek in the Russian language
Пелекpelek-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelek
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