Pelekane Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pelekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147

Pelekane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelekane is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pelekane.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelekane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelekane is the 2,843,861st most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Pelekane is primarily found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Pelekane live; 77 percent live in Oceania Islands and 77 percent live in Hawaii.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Pelekane is most frequent in: Hawaii, where 77 percent reside, Washington, where 13 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside.

Pelekane Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelekane surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Pelekane earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.14% less than the national average, earning $31,006 USD per year.

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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 Pelekane
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