Pelekais Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pelekais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelekais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia471:43,6186,632
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelekais Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelekais is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pelekais click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelekais? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Pelekais is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Pelekais are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Pelekais is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 43,618. In Latvia Pelekais is mostly found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 49 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 47 percent live and Latgale, where 2 percent live. Beside Latvia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 34 percent live and Ukraine, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peleskais945/
Pelekis93712/
Pelekas93272/
Pelekai93127/
Peleckis88373/
Peleckas88244/
Peleikis88163/
Pelekhai8853/
Pelekies8815/
Peslekas8810/
Peleekas884/
Pelekayi884/
Pelekcis881/
Peleka862,751/
Peleki86519/
Pelieckas823/
Pieleckas821/
Pelesckas821/
Peleška80238/
Palekas8055/
Peleski8041/
Palekis8028/
Pelecis8022/
Pelecki8014/
Pelecas8013/
Pelezki809/
Pelekha806/
Pelikas803/
Polekas802/
Pelikis802/
Peëleka802/
Pelykas802/
Peljkas801/
Pelakas801/
Peleckaitė784/
Pielecki75669/
Peleskei75224/
Pileckas75182/
Petlekha75131/
Paleckis7599/
Pileckis7584/
Pielikis7550/
Phelekoa7550/
Paleckas7549/
Peliokai7540/
Peleshka7528/
Petleska7527/
Petleski7523/
Peslikas7521/
Pelykhai7514/
Pelekhat7510/
Peslikis758/
Phelikas755/
Pelekhay754/
Pielecka754/
Paleekas754/
Peleškei753/
Peulecka752/
Peleiski752/
Peilecka751/
Pelikkis751/
Pileskas751/
Palegkas751/
Pelekach751/
Pelekese751/
Peleckij751/
Pelehkah751/
Poleckas751/
Poleckis751/
Pelekhach71344/
Peleke7183/
Peleschka7167/
Peleshkei7153/
Pelika7152/
Peliki7123/
Pileki7111/
Petleshka717/
Petleshki715/
Pyleka715/
Pelechkei713/
Peleca713/
Pileka712/
Pelekhacz711/
Piletkaia711/
Pilecki673,734/
Polakis67335/
Pelesky67220/
Pilecka67141/
Palokas67116/
Pilikas67108/
Pelecca6779/
Palakas6774/
Pilakis6772/
Pelicas6769/
Pelecky6737/
Pieleke6735/
Pileeki6734/
Pelesca6734/
Pileika6719/
Pilekic6719/
Peileke6719/
Peleske6718/
Pelekou6718/
Pelekeh6711/
Polakas6710/
Peuleke6710/
Palikas678/
Pilekha678/
Pelikys675/
Polokas674/
Palekes673/
Pelecký673/
Pelices673/
Pelecká672/
Pileckaitė672/
Pelikes671/
Palakis671/
Palecas671/
Pilakas671/
Peleschkei671/
Peleşca671/
Pelickaitė671/
Pelikka671/
Pelisca671/
Pelēķis671/
Peleces671/
Peleica671/
Peslikaitė671/
Peslika671/
Pilezki671/
Pilesckait671/
Peleket671/
Palokis670/
Peleker670/

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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 Pelekais
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