Pelikan Surname
Approximately 3,694 people bear this surname
Pelikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,060 | 1:75,949 | 9,616 |
| United States | 780 | 1:464,691 | 39,603 |
| Austria | 550 | 1:15,483 | 2,298 |
| Poland | 478 | 1:79,516 | 12,394 |
| Croatia | 144 | 1:29,365 | 6,039 |
| Czechia | 115 | 1:92,465 | 15,378 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Iran | 59 | 1:1,301,399 | 54,450 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Slovenia | 30 | 1:82,922 | 10,664 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Slovakia | 23 | 1:232,020 | 36,711 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Pelikán (2,415), Pélikan (1) & Pelikań (1) are calculated separately.
Pelikan (56) may also be a first name.
Pelikan Demographics
Average Pelikan Salary in
United States
$50,685 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pelikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelikan (Russian: Пеликан) occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pelikán, Pélikan or Pelikań. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pelikan.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelikan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 123,568th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,972,806 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Pelikan reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 56 people.
Pelikan is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,060 people, or 1 in 75,949. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 24 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany Pelikan exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 15 percent reside.
Pelikan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Pelikan surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Pelikan last name are 9.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.55% registered with the party.
The amount Pelikan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $50,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $54,460 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelikán | 95 | 2,415 | / |
| Pélikan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pelikań | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pelikant | 93 | 150 | / |
| Pelikhan | 93 | 46 | / |
| Pehlikan | 93 | 29 | / |
| Pelikaan | 93 | 17 | / |
| Peslikan | 93 | 10 | / |
| Pelikahn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Peloikan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pelican | 86 | 985 | / |
| Pelykan | 86 | 131 | / |
| Palikan | 86 | 52 | / |
| Pilikan | 86 | 27 | / |
| Pelekan | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pelikon | 86 | 9 | / |
| Polikan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pelikanová | 82 | 81 | / |
| Pelikanova | 82 | 65 | / |
| Pelekhan | 80 | 368 | / |
| Pelicane | 80 | 81 | / |
| Pelekane | 80 | 47 | / |
| Phalikan | 80 | 41 | / |
| Pallikan | 80 | 37 | / |
| Pelicant | 80 | 32 | / |
| Pelicand | 80 | 21 | / |
| Pelykhan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pilikahn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pelykant | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pilikhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelicaan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelicean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peliquan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palikhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelikhanova | 78 | 4 | / |
| Pelikaanova | 78 | 1 | / |
| Phalikhan | 75 | 138 | / |
| Peliquant | 75 | 42 | / |
| Pallickan | 75 | 17 | / |
| Pallikkan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phelekane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelikánová | 71 | 2,156 | / |
| Polican | 71 | 524 | / |
| Pelicon | 71 | 513 | / |
| Palican | 71 | 64 | / |
| Pylican | 71 | 63 | / |
| Pilikon | 71 | 11 | / |
| Polukan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pelykanova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pilikanova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Polykan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phalikhanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palukan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelecan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pélican | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilikam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilican | 71 | 0 | / |
| Polykhan | 67 | 84 | / |
| Pelicone | 67 | 51 | / |
| Paleekan | 67 | 34 | / |
| Pelekhanova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Palekhan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pelykhanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Policain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pilukhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Palukhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pélicant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polyukan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelecane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilekaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poliquan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piliquan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pollican | 67 | 0 | / |
| Philican | 67 | 0 | / |
Pelikan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelikan in the Russian language | ||
| Пеликан | pelikan | - |
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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 Pelikan
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