Pelk Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pelk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
Germany1331:605,30448,487
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pelk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelk is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Pelk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 689,921st most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Pelk reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Pelk is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 108,950. In The Netherlands Pelk is mostly found in: North Holland, where 47 percent are found, South Holland, where 25 percent are found and North Brabant, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Pelk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pelk surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

The amount Pelk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 33.61% more than the national average, earning $57,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.01% less than the national average, earning $37,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelke89808/
Poelk8934/
Pelck8925/
Pielk891/
Pelkg891/
Paelk890/
Plk8636/
Pehlke801,388/
Poelck8014/
Pielck807/
Piehlk802/
Pelkhe801/
Pelc7510,021/
Pilk75330/
Pelg75129/
Pölk7535/
Plek7525/
Plke753/
Plkz752/
Plkg752/
Hplk751/
Pelx751/
Pløk751/
Plkk751/
Plkq751/
Vplk751/
Pelková73104/
Pelkova7319/
Bpehlke731/
Pelkowa731/
Pilke67983/
Plekh67363/
Pleck67137/
Pülke6761/
Pylkh6752/
Pilkh6739/
Pölke6724/
Pilck6722/
Pleke675/
Pölck674/
Pälke672/
Phlke672/
Pelcs672/
Pielq671/
Pelkhova671/
Pelct671/
Pielc671/
Pelgh671/
P'Lek671/
Peulg671/
Hplck671/
Pylke670/

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Footnotes

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