Pelnar Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Pelnar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Austria111:774,13064,097
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Pelnař (24) & Pelnář (97) are calculated separately.

Pelnar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelnar occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pelnař or Pelnář. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelnar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 866,642nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pelnar are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pelnar is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 1,347,431. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 52 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and Kansas, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Pelnar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelnar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelnar last name rose 1,170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelnar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pelnar are 32.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.41% registered with the political party.

Pelnar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $40,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelnař9424/
Pelnard922/
Paelnar922/
Plnar910/
Pelnář8997/
Plenar8355/
Pelnarova806/
Plesnar77159/
Pellnor7741/
Plenard7739/
Pilnard7713/
Pilngar771/
Pihlnar770/
Plennart711/
Pelnařová6718/
Plenár678/
Plenař675/
Plemnor620/
Pelnářová53120/
Plenařová535/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pelnar
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