Pelkofer Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pelkofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelkofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Pelkofer Last Name Facts

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

Pelkofer has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pelkofer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelkofer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pelkofer live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Pelkofer is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 45 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 27 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Pelkofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelkofer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelkofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pelkofer are 19.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.97% registered to vote for the political party.

Pelkofer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $44,437 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellkofer94605/
Pelkoffer941/
Pelkhofer941/
Belkofer88179/
Pelkufer880/
Belkhofer829/
Pölkhofer822/
Pelkopher821/
Pilkhoffer781/
Boelkoffer780/
Belkafer752/
Pelcover750/
Belghofer7119/
Bellcofer711/
Peleg-Fehr673/
Pulcfer670/

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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 Pelkofer
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