Pelkaus Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Pelkaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 15 | 1:136,670 | 19,278 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
Pelkaus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelkaus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelkaus is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pelkaus.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelkaus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Pelkaus live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Baltic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 136,670. In Latvia Pelkaus is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 93 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 48 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelkauss | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pelkause | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pelkus | 92 | 17 | / |
| Pelkas | 92 | 12 | / |
| Paelkau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pelka | 83 | 5,030 | / |
| Pelku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pielka | 77 | 1,295 | / |
| Pylkas | 77 | 73 | / |
| Pilkus | 77 | 39 | / |
| Poelka | 77 | 22 | / |
| Pellka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Plekas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pelcas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pelkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pilkas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pelkui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pelkuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paelka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pelkay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Plka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pleckas | 71 | 6 | / |
| Poellka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pelkosh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plegkas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelkeys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelceau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pilka | 67 | 1,309 | / |
| Pelko | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Pylka | 67 | 259 | / |
| Pilku | 67 | 76 | / |
| Pelca | 67 | 73 | / |
| Pełka | 67 | 62 | / |
| Pleka | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pölka | 67 | 42 | / |
| Plcka | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Pelkaus
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