Pelkner Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Pelkner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 240 | 1:335,439 | 33,076 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Pelkner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelkner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelkner is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelkner? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,020,242nd most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname Pelkner occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pelkner live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Pelkner is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 335,439. In Germany Pelkner is most frequent in: Hesse, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Pelkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pelkner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelkner surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poelkner | 93 | 1 | / |
| Belkner | 86 | 278 | / |
| Pelcner | 86 | 108 | / |
| Pölkner | 86 | 58 | / |
| Polkner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Palkner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Plekner | 86 | 0 | / |
| Plaikner | 80 | 386 | / |
| Plackner | 80 | 171 | / |
| Palkoner | 80 | 65 | / |
| Pleikner | 80 | 55 | / |
| Pluckner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plickner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plöckner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paulkner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pilkiner | 80 | 0 | / |
| Plaickner | 75 | 668 | / |
| Plakynher | 75 | 15 | / |
| Pleickner | 75 | 13 | / |
| Plokynher | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pal Koner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paulkiner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plueckner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plokinoer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plicner | 71 | 77 | / |
| Plucner | 71 | 50 | / |
| Pelcnerová | 71 | 28 | / |
| Belcner | 71 | 25 | / |
| Plecner | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bälkner | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pulcner | 71 | 3 | / |
| Balkner | 71 | 3 | / |
| Blakner | 71 | 2 | / |
| Polcner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilcner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilkner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paul Koner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Placner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Powell-Kühner | 70 | 8 | / |
| Blackner | 67 | 569 | / |
| Bleckner | 67 | 119 | / |
| Blaikner | 67 | 86 | / |
| Balkaner | 67 | 73 | / |
| Plechner | 67 | 57 | / |
| Plachner | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bolkaner | 67 | 37 | / |
| Balkener | 67 | 16 | / |
| Blöckner | 67 | 11 | / |
| Blyakner | 67 | 6 | / |
| Blockner | 67 | 4 | / |
| Balckner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palconer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ploucner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Policner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blickner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleekanr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bleekner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Blaukner | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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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 Pelkner
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