Pelswijk Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Pelswijk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 198 | 1:2,791 | 440 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pelswijk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelswijk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelswijk occurs more in Suriname more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelswijk? popularity and diffusion
Pelswijk is the 1,121,821st most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pelswijk are found; 92 percent are found in South America and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.
It is most numerous in Suriname, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 2,791. Not including Suriname this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found and Guyana, where 0 percent are found.
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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
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