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Where Does The Last Name Pelican Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pelican (Arabic: بليكان) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pélican. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelican? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 366,000^th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Pelican are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 848,089^th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 121 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 941,452. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 15 percent reside, New Jersey, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 22 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Pelican Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pelican has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelican last name increased 819 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pelican Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pelican last name are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pelican earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.32% less than the national average, earning $33,130 CAD per year.