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

Pelke (Russian: Пельке) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pelke.

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

The surname is the 427,422^nd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,019,240 people. Pelke is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Pelke are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 253,162. In Germany Pelke is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 38 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 25 percent reside.

Pelke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pelke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelke last name grew 1,143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pelke surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pelke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $45,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning $45,496 CAD per year.