Pelekanos Surname
Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname
Pelekanos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 641 | 1:17,285 | 2,430 |
| Cyprus | 312 | 1:2,836 | 341 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 1 | 1:7,858 | 154 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Pelekanos Demographics
Average Pelekanos Salary in
United States
$61,482 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pelekanos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelekanos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelekanos is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelekanos? popularity and diffusion
Pelekanos is the 322,699th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Pelekanos are found; 83 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 17,285. In Greece Pelekanos is most prevalent in: Attica, where 53 percent are found, South Aegean, where 17 percent are found and Western Greece, where 10 percent are found. Barring Greece this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Pelekanos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pelekanos surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.67% being registered with the party.
Pelekanos earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.49% more than the national average, earning $61,482 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelekanis | 89 | 85 | / |
| Pelecanos | 89 | 73 | / |
| Pelakanos | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pelikanos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pleckans | 82 | 13 | / |
| Pelekonis | 78 | 1 | / |
| Plakans | 75 | 75 | / |
| Pelkens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Polkans | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Belkhanous | 74 | 5 | / |
| Pleckins | 71 | 25 | / |
| Pilkanis | 71 | 17 | / |
| Plakanis | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pleckens | 71 | 14 | / |
| Poelkens | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pelicans | 71 | 4 | / |
| Plekunas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pulkanis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Plokonos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Balkanos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belecans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belkanousse | 70 | 1 | / |
| Belleknowes | 70 | 1 | / |
| Belkhanouse | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bellekens | 67 | 497 | / |
| Belkhanousse | 67 | 55 | / |
| Palaganos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Plagainos | 67 | 13 | / |
| Palukanis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Palakanis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pullekins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Belkhnous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blekhanousse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pölykangas | 63 | 2 | / |
| Palacanas | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Pelekanos
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