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Where Does The Last Name Pels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pels (Russian: Пельс) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pèls or Pelš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Pels is the 113,951^st most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,795,847 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Pels reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099^th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 31 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,224 people, or 1 in 13,797. In The Netherlands Pels is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 33 percent live, Utrecht, where 19 percent live and South Holland, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Pels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pels last name increased 1,087 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pels surname are 5.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.67% more than the national average, earning R 403,212 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $51,779 CAD per year.