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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་) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

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

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,542 people, or 1 in 31,670. In Germany Pelka is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Pelka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pelka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelka surname expanded 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelka Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelka surname are 8.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.48% registered with 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.