Pelkin Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Pelkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Pelkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelkin (Russian: Пелькин) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Pelkin live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 2,620,419. In Russia Pelkin is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 18 percent are found, Moscow, where 18 percent are found and Astrakhan Oblast, where 15 percent are found. Other than Russia Pelkin exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 9 percent are found.

Pelkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pelkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelkin last name expanded 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelkin last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 37.5% registered to vote for the party.

Pelkin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.89% less than the national average, earning $39,315 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelkina92115/
Pilkin83345/
Pylkin8345/
Pelcin8329/
Pelken8322/
Pelkyn837/
Plekin835/
Plkn80147/
Pölking77387/
Pilkina77278/
Pylkina7790/
Pielken7759/
Peulken7733/
Pehlken7732/
Pelkyna7710/
Pelquin773/
Plekina772/
Piolkin771/
Pelchin771/
Pilkienė7179/
Pöhlking7166/
Pleckina7118/
Pielquin716/
Plehkina713/
Pellquin713/
Plekkink711/
Plecking711/
Pylkyn6730/
Plekyn675/
Pilken674/
Pilcin671/
Pelchen62317/
Pylkyna6256/
Pilchin6245/
Plechin6215/
Pilquin627/
Pilkent624/
Plekyna621/
Pehlchen571/
Plekhnova538/

Pelkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelkin in the Russian language
Пелькинpelkin-

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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 Pelkin
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