Pelykh Surname

75,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pelykh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelykh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5,8731:7,751905
Russia5641:255,53726,966
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Pelykh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelykh (Russian: Пелых) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pelykh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelykh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelykh is the 75,196th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,115,839 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pelykh are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Pelykh is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 5,873 people, or 1 in 7,751. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Pelykh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pelykh last name is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pelykh last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peylykh921/
Pelyk91148/
Pelekh833,716/
Pelikh832,173/
Petlyk8379/
Polykh8376/
Pelych8347/
Pylykh8327/
Pilykh832/
Pielyk831/
Palykh831/
Pelykhova80192/
Poluykh773/
Pelek73593/
Pelik73460/
Palyk7385/
Pylyk7320/
Pilyk738/
Pelykova7121/
Polohykh715/
Pejlycke713/
Pelech671,561/
Pytlyk67511/
Pelikhova67475/
Polekh67203/
Pelich67189/
Pitlyk67140/
Peleck67136/
Pelick67107/
Pelekhova67105/
Pelesk6792/
Peleke6783/
Pylych6778/
Pelegh6747/
Palekh6744/
Pailyk6732/
Pelike6722/
Pelaik679/
Pilych676/
Polikh674/
Peleak674/
Pehlík674/
Palikh673/
Petlík673/
Pyhlyk671/
Pelekk671/
Pelikx671/
Pelixh671/
Pilekh671/
Pälych671/
Pelehk671/
Pehlik671/
Peleuk671/
Pielik671/
Pielek671/
Paelek671/

Pelykh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelykh in the Russian language
Пелыхpelyh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelykh
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