Pelikán Surname

177,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pelikán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelikán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,8901:5,626651
Hungary4221:23,2612,591
Slovakia1011:52,83610,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelikan953,694/
Pélikan901/
Pelikań901/
Pelikon869/
Pelikánová822,156/
Pelikant80150/
Pelikhan8046/
Pehlikan8029/
Pelikaan8017/
Peslikan8010/
Peloikan801/
Pelikahn801/
Pelican71985/
Pelicon71513/
Pelykan71131/
Pelikanová7181/
Pelikanova7165/
Palikan7152/
Pilikan7127/
Pilikon7111/
Pelekan7110/
Polikan719/
Pelekhan67368/
Pelicane6781/
Pelicone6751/
Pelekane6747/
Phalikan6741/
Pallikan6737/
Pelicant6732/
Pelicand6721/
Pelykhan6713/
Pelikhanova674/
Pilikahn673/
Pelykant672/
Pelikaanova671/
Pilikhan671/
Palikhan671/
Pelicaan671/
Pelicean671/
Peliquan671/

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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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