Pelikán Surname
Approximately 2,415 people bear this surname
Pelikán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,890 | 1:5,626 | 651 |
| Hungary | 422 | 1:23,261 | 2,591 |
| Slovakia | 101 | 1:52,836 | 10,186 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
The alternate forms: Pelikan (3,694), Pélikan (1) & Pelikań (1) are calculated separately.
Pelikán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelikán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelikán occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Pelikan, Pélikan or Pelikań. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelikán? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pelikán is the 177,152nd most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,017,617 people. The surname Pelikán occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pelikán live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
Pelikán is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is held by 1,890 people, or 1 in 5,626. In Czechia Pelikán is most numerous in: South Moravian Region, where 21 percent live, Prague, where 13 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 11 percent live. Barring Czechia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 17 percent live and Slovakia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelikan | 95 | 3,694 | / |
| Pélikan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Pelikań | 90 | 1 | / |
| Pelikon | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pelikánová | 82 | 2,156 | / |
| Pelikant | 80 | 150 | / |
| Pelikhan | 80 | 46 | / |
| Pehlikan | 80 | 29 | / |
| Pelikaan | 80 | 17 | / |
| Peslikan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Peloikan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelikahn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelican | 71 | 985 | / |
| Pelicon | 71 | 513 | / |
| Pelykan | 71 | 131 | / |
| Pelikanová | 71 | 81 | / |
| Pelikanova | 71 | 65 | / |
| Palikan | 71 | 52 | / |
| Pilikan | 71 | 27 | / |
| Pilikon | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pelekan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Polikan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pelekhan | 67 | 368 | / |
| Pelicane | 67 | 81 | / |
| Pelicone | 67 | 51 | / |
| Pelekane | 67 | 47 | / |
| Phalikan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pallikan | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pelicant | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pelicand | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pelykhan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pelikhanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pilikahn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pelykant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelikaanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilikhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palikhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelicaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelicean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peliquan | 67 | 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 Pelikán
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