Pelekun Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Pelekun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelekhun | 93 | 16 | / |
| Pelakun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paleekun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polekhun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palakun | 71 | 252 | / |
| Pilakun | 71 | 18 | / |
| Palikun | 71 | 12 | / |
| Pelikon | 71 | 9 | / |
| Phileekoun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Polikun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phaleekhun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Philakun | 67 | 280 | / |
| Polykhun | 67 | 125 | / |
| Phalakun | 67 | 68 | / |
| Polikhun | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pallikun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pilakhun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pilaikun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polakhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philakhun | 63 | 400 | / |
| Philaikun | 63 | 262 | / |
| Phalakhun | 63 | 10 | / |
| Phalakoun | 63 | 9 | / |
| Philikoun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Philakoun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pallikunn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pelicon | 57 | 513 | / |
| Pilikon | 57 | 11 | / |
| Pilaikoon | 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 Pelekun
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis