Pelkes Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Pelkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pelkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelkes occurs in Luxembourg more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelkes? popularity and diffusion
Pelkes is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Pelkes is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Pelkes are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Luxembourg, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 29,027. In Luxembourg it is most frequent in: Luxembourg Canton, where 100 percent are found. Not including Luxembourg it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Pelkes
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