Pelki Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bhutan
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Pelki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bhutan461:13,392405
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Pelki (142) may also be a first name.

Pelki Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pelki Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pelki (Tibetan: དཔལ་སྐྱིད།) is held by more people in Bhutan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelki is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Pelki are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Tibeto-South Asia. It is also the 775,413th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 142 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Bhutan, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 13,392. In Bhutan Pelki is most frequent in: Lhuntse District, where 46 percent live, Paro District, where 15 percent live and Trongsa District, where 7 percent live. Apart from Bhutan this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelkie91136/
Pelkki9120/
Pelkui911/
Pelkeit837/
Pelka805,030/
Pelke80808/
Pelky80694/
Pleki8018/
Pölki8011/
Pilki802/
Pllki801/
Pehlkeit771/
Pelkey735,926/
Pehlke731,388/
Pielka731,295/
Pölkki73541/
Pielke73247/
Plecki73229/
Pelker73152/
Pylkki7397/
Poelke7373/
Paelke7316/
Pilkie7311/
Pylkiy736/
Pelkys733/
Pilkai732/
Pellka732/
Pelkuy731/
Pelkkä731/
Plekis731/
Pelkhe731/
Pelchi731/
Plccki731/
Pelkee730/
Pelkay730/
Poehlke6794/
Paehlke6755/
Pellchi6740/
Pielcke679/
Plke673/
Piehlke672/
Pellkey672/
Bpehlke671/
Plka671/
Pelkeys671/
Poelcke671/
Pfelker670/

Pelki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelki in the Tibetan language
དཔལ་སྐྱིད།palkyi85.71
དཔལ་སྐྱིད་palkyi14.29

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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
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  • 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 Pelki
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