Pulek Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pulek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1021:41,4578,263
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Pulek (25) may also be a first name.

Pulek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulek (Hindi: पुलेक, Oriya: ପୁେଲକ) occurs most in Croatia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pulek.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulek? popularity and diffusion

Pulek is the 1,052,587th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Pulek are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 25 people.

The surname Pulek is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 41,457. In Croatia it is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 58 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 30 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 42 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Pulek Last Name Statistics demography

Pulek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phulek91372/
Paulek91264/
Putlek9130/
Pullek9116/
Puleke9115/
Poulek917/
Puslek911/
Puleck910/
Phutlek83310/
Pauleck8355/
Peuleke8310/
Pauleke831/
Paulesk831/
Paullek831/
Pouleke831/
Polek802,516/
Pulex801,147/
Pulyk80710/
Pulik80650/
Pulec80450/
Pilek80369/
Pulík8031/
Puleg802/
Peulecke77158/
Poulecke775/
Pulekova773/
Paulleck772/
Putleske771/
Paulik733,198/
Paulík731,062/
Poulik73482/
Puleac73342/
Polekh73203/
Pulick73103/
Poulík73103/
Pollek73101/
Paulyk7392/
Paulec7361/
Pulikh7334/
Puhlyk7330/
Puliok7322/
Pileuk7319/
Pholek7311/
Pulike7311/
Puhlik7311/
Poolek7310/
Putlik736/
Puhlík735/
Paulex732/
Putlex731/
Puleig731/
Pilekh731/
Phuleq731/
Pielek731/
Pulejkova7110/
Puleykova713/
Pauleková711/
Pulekhova711/
Paulick673,626/
Pauliks67131/
Pulkova67109/
Puhlick6778/
Pauligk6745/
Pieleck6727/
Poulick6720/
Paulesc6719/
Pauluik6713/
Paulike6713/
Poleack677/
Pulaike673/
Phileuk672/
Pauleuc672/
Pauletc671/
Paulaik671/
Puleict671/
Paulikx671/
Putlick671/
Phulick671/
Paulejková671/
Paulikė671/
Paullik671/
Polleak671/
Pullick670/

Pulek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulek in the Hindi language
पुलेकpuleka-
Pulek in the Oriya language
ପୁେଲକpuelaka-

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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 Pulek
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