Pelekan Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Pelekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Pelekan (17) may also be a first name.
Pelekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelekan (Russian: Пелекан) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelekan? popularity and diffusion
Pelekan is the 6,063,924th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Pelekan are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia Pelekan is most common in: South Kalimantan, where 71 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 29 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Pelekan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 20 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelekhan | 93 | 368 | / |
| Pelekane | 93 | 47 | / |
| Phelekane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pelikan | 86 | 3,694 | / |
| Pelykan | 86 | 131 | / |
| Pelokan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Pelecan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pelakan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pelikant | 80 | 150 | / |
| Pelikhan | 80 | 46 | / |
| Paleekan | 80 | 34 | / |
| Pehlikan | 80 | 29 | / |
| Pelikaan | 80 | 17 | / |
| Pelakain | 80 | 15 | / |
| Pelykhan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Peslikan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Palekhan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pelykant | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pilekaan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelicean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelikahn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelecane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peloikan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelekhanova | 78 | 9 | / |
| Polekhaan | 75 | 10 | / |
| Paleekhan | 75 | 8 | / |
| Phaleekan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pelikán | 71 | 2,415 | / |
| Pelican | 71 | 985 | / |
| Pelikanová | 71 | 81 | / |
| Palakan | 71 | 71 | / |
| Pelikanova | 71 | 65 | / |
| Palikan | 71 | 52 | / |
| Pilikan | 71 | 27 | / |
| Pelikon | 71 | 9 | / |
| Polikan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Polokan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pelykanova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Palecan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pilakan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Polykan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Polakan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pelikań | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pélikan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phaleekhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelakon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelocan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phalakan | 67 | 314 | / |
| Polykhan | 67 | 84 | / |
| Pelicane | 67 | 81 | / |
| Palakhan | 67 | 44 | / |
| Phalikan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pallikan | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pelicant | 67 | 32 | / |
| Palakkan | 67 | 29 | / |
| Polokhan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pelicand | 67 | 21 | / |
| Palackan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pelikhanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pelykhanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pollakan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pilikahn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pallekon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pilakhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pallakan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelikaanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palikhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philekam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilikhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelicaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peliquan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polakain | 67 | 1 | / |
Pelekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelekan in the Russian language | ||
| Пелекан | pelekan | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Pelekan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis