Pulke Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pulke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India841:9,131,731182,786
Latvia311:66,1319,862
United States271:13,424,405494,117
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Pülke (61) & Puļķe (1) are calculated separately.

Pulke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulke (Hindi: पुलके, Marathi: पुळके) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Pülke or Puļķe. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulke? popularity and diffusion

Pulke is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Pulke is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Pulke live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Pulke is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 9,131,731. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Other than India this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Pulke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pulke last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Pulke earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pülke9361/
Paulke91576/
Phulke9129/
Pulkeh914/
Pulkes912/
Poulke912/
Pulkie910/
Pulk89763/
Puļķe871/
Pulkett8314/
Pullket837/
Poulkes831/
Paulkey831/
Poulker831/
Pulkeit831/
Phulket831/
Pulkeat831/
Poulcke830/
Poulkey830/
Paulk806,204/
Polke802,475/
Pulka80879/
Pulce80762/
Poulk8055/
Pulks8023/
Phulk805/
Pulki804/
Pullk802/
Pulgk801/
Pulck801/
Pullkest771/
Phulkead771/
Paulkett771/
Polkey73517/
Pulkka73437/
Pulkki73366/
Polkie73250/
Poelke7373/
Pulque7371/
Paulka7356/
Poulka7354/
Phulki7333/
Pulgue7331/
Putlek7330/
Pulkai738/
Phulka737/
Pulche737/
Pulkys737/
Puglik736/
Poolke734/
Paulck733/
Paulce732/
Putlex731/
Polkei731/
Paulkp731/
Paulkx731/
Pulkha731/
Pholke731/
Paulkj731/
Pfolke730/
Pulcks730/
Polk6735,132/
Phutlek67310/
Pulková67191/
Pulc67179/
Pulkova67109/
Poehlke6794/
Pulg6741/
Pulkkis6721/
Paulche6710/
Pulquer678/
Poulgka674/
Phholke671/
Poelcke671/
Poulkoa671/
Pulx671/
Pulchei670/

Pulke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulke in the Hindi language
पुलकेpulake-
Pulke in the Marathi language
पुळकेpulake91.23
पुलकेpulake7.02
पुडकेpudake1.75

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