Pellicano Surname

110,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Pellicano Surname User-submission:

The Pellicano surname (pronounced pel·li·cà·no) is derived from the Italian word pelican.

Pellicano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,5121:24,3464,305
United States1,0051:360,65632,145
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Malta1201:3,586259
France1051:632,59782,532
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Canada751:491,27542,011
England231:2,422,52489,093
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Pellicanò (212) & Pellicanó (6) are calculated separately.

Pellicano (59) may also be a first name.

Pellicano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pellicano surname (pronounced pel·li·cà·no) is derived from the Italian word pelican.

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Pellicano Last Name Facts

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

Pellicano is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Pellicanò or Pellicanó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellicano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,711th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,736,370 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Pellicano reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 59 people.

The last name Pellicano is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 2,512 people, or 1 in 24,346. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Calabria, where 58 percent reside, Lazio, where 10 percent reside and Lombardy, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Italy it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Pellicano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pellicano are 16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pellicano earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 28.07% more than the national average, earning €38,460 per year; in United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.02% more than the national average, earning $57,643 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellicanò96212/
Pellicanó966/
Pelliccano951/
Pellicana891/
Plicano8829/
Pillikano784/
Pellicona781/
Plecano751/
Plekhano591/
Pliskonos562/
Plekhanoa561/
Plyskanos561/
Phloikanha53171/
Plecona505/

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