Pelico Surname

18,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Pelico Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelico Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala30,0101:53694
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

The alternate forms: Pelicó (11) & Pélico (2) are calculated separately.

Pelico (12) may also be a first name.

Pelico Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelico is held by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pelicó or Pélico. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelico? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,175th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 240,101 people. The last name Pelico occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pelico reside; 99 percent reside in Central America and 99 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Pelico is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is carried by 30,010 people, or 1 in 536. In Guatemala it is most frequent in: Totonicapán Department, where 69 percent live, Jutiapa Department, where 11 percent live and Quiché Department, where 4 percent live. Apart from Guatemala Pelico occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.

Pelico Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pelico are 11.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pelico earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.46% less than the national average, earning $26,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelicó9411/
Pélico942/
Pelisco92567/
Pelicot92227/
Pelicho9239/
Pelicio9228/
Pelicos9211/
Pelihco922/
Pelicott864/
Pelichou861/
Pelica83376/
Peluco8399/
Polico8319/
Palico8311/
Pelijo835/
Peleco833/
Pilico833/
Peliko832/
Pelizo832/
Pelecio77462/
Pelicia77331/
Pelizzo77290/
Pelucco77128/
Pelicas7769/
Peluiko7721/
Pelegio7717/
Paliuco7716/
Paleico7710/
Peligio779/
Pelecot779/
Petlica777/
Peluica774/
Palicko773/
Pelaizo773/
Palaico773/
Pelaijo773/
Pilisco772/
Pelezio772/
Pollico772/
Pelayco771/
Pelisot771/
Palicuo771/
Pelioko771/
Pelecho771/
Pelisca771/
Peleica771/
Pélicot771/
Pielica771/
Pelikot771/
Pelgica771/
Pelicha770/
Philico770/
Pilichou71251/
Phelizot71133/
Peliszko7137/
Petlicka7122/
Pelicias7111/
Pelishko717/
Phelicia716/
Pelyuiko714/
Pylichou714/
Palliuco713/
Pilicios712/
Paeliuca711/
Pelechko711/
Piliso671,361/
Palica671,095/
Pilica67436/
Pelejo67400/
Peliza67217/
Pelezo6799/
Polica6799/
Poluco6787/
Pileco6764/
Pelisa6754/
Peleko6752/
Pelika6752/
Peluca6748/
Paleco6747/
Pilică6740/
Petlichka6737/
Poliko6725/
Paliko6719/
Pelaheiko6714/
Peluko678/
Paluco677/
Petlychko676/
Peleschko674/
Peleso674/
Peaslicka673/
Pilijo673/
Piliko673/
Pelija673/
Peleca673/
Phillisco672/
Pelyca671/
Peljko671/
Pheliciah671/

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