Pelekis Surname
Approximately 712 people bear this surname
Pelekis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 598 | 1:18,528 | 2,650 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Latvia | 35 | 1:58,573 | 8,789 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Pelēķis (1) are calculated separately.
Pelekis Demographics
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Pelekis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelekis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelekis is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Pelēķis. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelekis? popularity and diffusion
Pelekis is the 471,234th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Pelekis live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Pelekis is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 598 people, or 1 in 18,528. In Greece Pelekis is primarily found in: Attica, where 57 percent live, Western Greece, where 21 percent live and South Aegean, where 16 percent live. Beside Greece this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Latvia, where 5 percent live.
Pelekis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pelekis last name are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pelekis earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning R 272,652 per year; in United States they earn 42.57% more than the national average, earning $61,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.73% more than the national average, earning $65,446 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peleckis | 93 | 373 | / |
| Peleikis | 93 | 163 | / |
| Pelekais | 93 | 88 | / |
| Pelekies | 93 | 15 | / |
| Pelekcis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pelēķis | 90 | 1 | / |
| Peleskais | 88 | 5 | / |
| Palekis | 86 | 28 | / |
| Pelecis | 86 | 22 | / |
| Pelikis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Paleckis | 80 | 99 | / |
| Pileckis | 80 | 84 | / |
| Pielikis | 80 | 50 | / |
| Peslikis | 80 | 8 | / |
| Poleckis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelikkis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelekese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polakis | 71 | 335 | / |
| Pilakis | 71 | 72 | / |
| Pelikys | 71 | 5 | / |
| Palekes | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pelices | 71 | 3 | / |
| Palakis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelikes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peleces | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palokis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pollakis | 67 | 194 | / |
| Palaikis | 67 | 45 | / |
| Pallakis | 67 | 39 | / |
| Paliakis | 67 | 37 | / |
| Poluikis | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pilickis | 67 | 21 | / |
| Polaikis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pyliakis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pielikys | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paluikis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paylakis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phalakis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piliokis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piliakis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palaykis | 67 | 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
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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 Pelekis
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