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

The last name Pelka (Oriya: େପଲକା, Russian: Пелька, Tibetan: དཔལ་སྐྱིད་) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 94,677^th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,448,816 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Pelka are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 284,830^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 823 people.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 2,542 people, or 1 in 31,670. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this last name 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 prevalency 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 holding the Pelka last name are 8.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.