Pelíšek Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pelíšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelíšek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4771:22,2923,438
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Pelisek (126) are calculated separately.

Pelíšek Last Name Facts

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

Pelíšek is found most in Czechia. It can appear in the variant forms: Pelisek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelíšek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 632,228th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. The last name Pelíšek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pelíšek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Czechia, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 22,292. In Czechia Pelíšek is mostly concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 20 percent are found, Olomouc Region, where 13 percent are found and Plzeň Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Czechia Pelíšek exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelisek90126/
Palíšek8666/
Pilíšek8636/
Peléšek8624/
Peliešek8021/
Pelesk7792/
Pelíšková75445/
Pališek7123/
Peleske7118/
Pelishek67169/
Pytlíček67122/
Pelichek6765/
Pelechek6733/
Peleshyk6718/
Pelyshek6716/
Peliszek677/
Peleshek675/
Peleszek672/
Peliesek671/
Peleszyk671/
Pielesik671/

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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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  • 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 Pelíšek
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