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
Pelikán is found most frequently in Czechia. It can be found 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
This surname is the 177,152nd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,017,617 people. The surname Pelikán is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pelikán reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Pelikán is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 1,890 people, or 1 in 5,626. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 21 percent are found, Prague, where 13 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Czechia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 17 percent are found and Slovakia, where 4 percent are found.
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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