Pelicano Surname

89,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pelicano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelicano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,2751:23,6813,118
Portugal4341:24,0051,600
Brazil1961:1,092,21638,202
Spain1771:264,13616,593
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Angola361:749,7002,649
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
France221:3,019,215204,848
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Pelicaño (11) are calculated separately.

Pelicano (21) may also be a first name.

Pelicano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelicano occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Pelicaño. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelicano? popularity and diffusion

Pelicano is the 89,148th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,353,556 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Pelicano live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,275 people, or 1 in 23,681. In The Philippines Pelicano is most numerous in: Eastern Visayas, where 29 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found and Davao Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Pelicano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelicano surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pelicano earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.11% more than the national average, earning R 603,852 per year and in United States they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $50,218 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelicaño9611/
Ppelicano941/
Pelicanno941/
Pelecano8866/
Pilicano8828/
Pelicana882/
Pelecanos8273/
Pelecanou8215/
Pelikanos821/
Pilikano75678/
Pilecano7510/
Pelikana751/
Pilicaño751/
Pelekano751/
Pelekanou71828/
Ppelekanou671/
Pilikana63275/
Pelekana6311/
Phelekana591/
Phellyconah531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelicano
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