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

The last name Pelken is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 4,206,983^rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Pelken occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pelken are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pelken is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Pelken is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Pelken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pelken has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pelken surname fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.