Pelekanakis Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Pelekanakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 159 | 1:69,684 | 11,720 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Pelekanakis Demographics
Average Pelekanakis Salary in
United States
$32,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pelekanakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelekanakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelekanakis is found most frequently in Greece. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelekanakis? popularity and diffusion
Pelekanakis is the 1,140,742nd most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Pelekanakis are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
The last name Pelekanakis is most common in Greece, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 69,684. In Greece Pelekanakis is mostly found in: Crete, where 52 percent are found, Attica, where 45 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 3 percent are found. Other than Greece this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Pelekanakis Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Pelekanakis earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $56,536 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelecanachis | 78 | 5 | / |
| Balakanakis | 73 | 33 | / |
| Palokangas | 67 | 939 | / |
| Palkanikos | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pölykangas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balkonakis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polakangas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piilikangas | 64 | 26 | / |
| Puolakangas | 64 | 15 | / |
| Paulokangas | 64 | 14 | / |
| Pulkaunikas | 64 | 4 | / |
| Paulakangas | 64 | 1 | / |
| Pihlakangas | 64 | 1 | / |
| Pillikangas | 64 | 1 | / |
| Pelkings | 63 | 1 | / |
| Balkan Aksoy | 61 | 1 | / |
| Pilli-Kangas | 61 | 1 | / |
| Balkanikos | 57 | 9 | / |
| Palckangus | 57 | 4 | / |
| Pal Kangsa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Palakawongs | 55 | 9 | / |
| Palakawongse | 52 | 25 | / |
| Balkan Kiyici | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Pelekanakis
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