Pelekar Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pelekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India751:10,227,538196,136
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelekar (Marathi: पेलेकर) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelekar is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pelekar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 10,227,538. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pelekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelekar in the Marathi language
पेलेकरpelekara75.51
पेळेकरpelekara10.2
पाेळेकरpaelekara6.12
पोेळेकरpoelekara6.12
पेलकरpelakara2.04

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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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  • 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 Pelekar
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