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

The surname Pelken occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 4,206,983^rd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Pelken occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pelken reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Pelken is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Pelken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pelken has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pelken surname fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.