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

The surname Pelzer is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pelżer. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

Pelzer is the 35,471^st most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 489,294 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Pelzer reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Pelzer is also the 2,187,323^rd most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 8,744 people, or 1 in 9,207. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent live and Bavaria, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Pelzer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pelzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelzer last name grew 1,334 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pelzer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pelzer last name are 42.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Pelzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.27% more than the national average, earning R 544,824 per year; in United States they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning $40,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $51,866 CAD per year.