Pelk Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Pelk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 155 | 1:108,950 | 17,471 |
| Germany | 133 | 1:605,304 | 48,487 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Pelk Demographics
Average Pelk Salary in
United States
$57,652 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pelk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelk is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pelk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pelk is the 689,921st most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Pelk are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 108,950. In The Netherlands Pelk is most common in: North Holland, where 47 percent reside, South Holland, where 25 percent reside and North Brabant, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Pelk exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Pelk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pelk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelk surname expanded 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pelk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pelk last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelke | 89 | 808 | / |
| Poelk | 89 | 34 | / |
| Pelck | 89 | 25 | / |
| Pielk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pelkg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Paelk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Plk | 86 | 36 | / |
| Pehlke | 80 | 1,388 | / |
| Poelck | 80 | 14 | / |
| Pielck | 80 | 7 | / |
| Piehlk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pelkhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelc | 75 | 10,021 | / |
| Pilk | 75 | 330 | / |
| Pelg | 75 | 129 | / |
| Pölk | 75 | 35 | / |
| Plek | 75 | 25 | / |
| Plke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Plkz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plkg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hplk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pløk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plkq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vplk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelková | 73 | 104 | / |
| Pelkova | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bpehlke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelkowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pilke | 67 | 983 | / |
| Plekh | 67 | 363 | / |
| Pleck | 67 | 137 | / |
| Pülke | 67 | 61 | / |
| Pylkh | 67 | 52 | / |
| Pilkh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pölke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pilck | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pleke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pölck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pälke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phlke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelcs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pielq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelkhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pielc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| P'Lek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peulg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hplck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pylke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Pelk
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