Peltek Surname

141,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Peltek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peltek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4301:32,0253,452
Ukraine5081:89,61212,851
Transnistria1411:3,367557
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Bulgaria171:410,52419,195
England31:18,572,686338,250
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Peltek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peltek (Russian: Пельтек) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peltek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 141,865th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,320,874 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Peltek are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,430 people, or 1 in 32,025. In Turkey Peltek is primarily found in: Sanliurfa Province, where 26 percent live, Kahramanmaras Province, where 19 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 9 percent live. Aside from Turkey Peltek is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 16 percent live and Transnistria, where 4 percent live.

Peltek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelteck923/
Peltyk83165/
Peltik8351/
Pyltek8319/
Peltec8311/
Peltex831/
Pletek831/
Peltekova80485/
Peltegh771/
Peltieg770/
Pieltick711/
Peltic6726/
Peltegova677/
Pyltik672/
Pletike622/
Pleteac621/
Pletkova5714/
Pleteque571/
Pletikova5314/
Pletykova534/
Pěltiková531/
Pelticová531/
Pletig501/
Pletic501/

Peltek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peltek in the Russian language
Пельтекpeltek-

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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 Peltek
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