Pelko Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pelko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5801:4,289802
Croatia1561:27,1065,608
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Russia861:1,675,849110,706
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Austria91:946,15970,786
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Pelko (29) may also be a first name.

Pelko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelko (Russian: Пелько) is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,295th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,095,955 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Pelko live; 72 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

The last name Pelko is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 580 people, or 1 in 4,289. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Upper Carniola, where 24 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent live and Savinja, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Slovenia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Pelko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pelko surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Pelko earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning $35,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pielko912/
Pelkou911/
Pelkoh911/
Plko891/
Pelkosh831/
Pelka805,030/
Pilko801,065/
Pylko80161/
Pelco8034/
Pleko8018/
Pielka731,295/
Plecko73161/
Pelcot73100/
Poelka7322/
Pelkas7312/
Pellco739/
Plekho738/
Pylkko735/
Plekou733/
Plehko733/
Pellka732/
Pillko731/
Pilkou731/
Pilkko731/
Paelka731/
Pelkaus6729/
Plekhot6721/
Poellka673/
Plco672/
Pellcot671/
Pilkosz671/
Pillkko671/
Plka671/

Pelko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelko in the Russian language
Пелькоpelko-

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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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  • 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 Pelko
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