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Where Does The Last Name Pelka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pelka (Oriya: େପଲକା, Russian: Пелька, Tibetan: དཔལ་སྐྱིད་) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 94,677^th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,448,816 people. The last name Pelka occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Pelka live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Pelka is also the 284,830^th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 823 people.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 2,542 people, or 1 in 31,670. In Germany Pelka is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Pelka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pelka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelka last name grew 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelka Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelka last name are 8.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pelka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.43% less than the national average, earning 202,707 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $48,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $45,187 CAD per year.