Pelkyn Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pelkyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelkyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelkyn Last Name Facts

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

Pelkyn occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pelkyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelkyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Pelkyn occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pelkyn are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,587,116. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 33 percent live, Sumy Oblast, where 33 percent live and Cherkasy Oblast, where 17 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelkyna9210/
Pelkin83113/
Pylkyn8330/
Pelken8322/
Plekyn835/
Plkn80147/
Pelkina77115/
Pielken7759/
Pylkyna7756/
Peulken7733/
Pehlken7732/
Plekyna771/
Pilkin67345/
Pylkin6745/
Pelcin6729/
Plekin675/
Pilken674/
Pölking62387/
Pelchen62317/
Pilkina62278/
Pylkina6290/
Pilkent624/
Pelquin623/
Plekina622/
Piolkin621/
Pelchin621/
Pilkienė5779/
Pöhlking5766/
Pleckina5718/
Pielquin576/
Plehkina573/
Pellquin573/
Plekkink571/
Plecking571/
Pehlchen571/
Plekhnova538/
Pilcin501/

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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 Pelkyn
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