Pacheco Surname

559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Pacheco Surname Definition:

Derived from the latin "franciscus" - a freeman.

Ancient surname from Roman cognomen, then passing into Portugal where Pacheco originated. Found in all of Spain, but particularly prominent in Andalusia. Meaning and etymology unknown.

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Pacheco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico218,9341:56786
Brazil160,3411:1,335153
Colombia87,9921:543103
Venezuela77,5861:38966
United States71,5091:5,069567
Peru45,4291:70095
Argentina36,0191:1,187163
Angola30,5651:883147
Chile29,8411:590135
Spain28,4351:1,644188
Ecuador25,4791:62487
Philippines22,3811:4,523362
Cuba17,9501:642103
Guatemala17,4521:922155
Portugal16,8711:618106
Honduras15,7421:560134
Bolivia13,6181:780161
Mozambique13,5961:2,005500
El Salvador7,4951:846170
Dominican Republic6,5791:1,586246
Costa Rica3,9951:1,197216
Canada3,6921:9,9801,493
France3,1041:21,3992,487
Puerto Rico3,0851:1,151148
Uruguay2,6211:1,309155
Nicaragua2,1051:2,860406
Panama1,8881:2,072312
Paraguay1,0991:6,585465
India8651:886,78138,668
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
England4521:123,27012,390
Belize3671:969212
Trinidad and Tobago3461:3,942651
Australia2331:115,86112,852
Germany1951:412,84937,725
Switzerland1461:56,2537,172
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Belgium1021:112,71216,775
Italy1011:605,51255,891
Bermuda771:848136
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Aruba461:2,250326
Guam451:3,558455
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Wales181:171,91811,581
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Andorra161:5,2401,042
Austria161:532,21549,801
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Norway151:342,81932,589
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Gibraltar101:3,395741
East Timor91:135,103179
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China61:227,886,92811,701
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Curaçao41:39,312638
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Dominica31:25,297621
Macau31:200,543803
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8971:55,9856,260

The alternate forms: Pachêco (53), Pachéco (5), Pácheco (4), Paçheco (1), Pachecò (1), Pachecó (1), Pàcheco (1), Pächeco (1) & Páchècô (1) are calculated separately.

Pacheco (1,035) may also be a first name.

Pacheco Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derived from the latin "franciscus" - a freeman.

Ancient surname from Roman cognomen, then passing into Portugal where Pacheco originated. Found in all of Spain, but particularly prominent in Andalusia. Meaning and etymology unknown.

Means related to the court.

Castilian name from Belmonte (Cuenca).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese surname that is thought to be of descriptive origin, adopted by a knight in the 13th century.

- mfariacastro

Pacheco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pacheco (Hindi: पचेको, Marathi: पचेको) is found most in Mexico. It may also be found in the variant forms: Pachêco, Pachéco, Pácheco, Paçheco, Pachecò, Pachecó, Pàcheco, Pächeco or Páchècô. Click here for further possible spellings of Pacheco.

How Common Is The Last Name Pacheco? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 559th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 7,512 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Pacheco reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 23 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 249,291st most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,035 people.

The last name Pacheco is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 218,934 people, or 1 in 567. In Mexico Pacheco is most common in: México, where 13 percent are found, Oaxaca, where 11 percent are found and Mexico City, where 8 percent are found. Barring Mexico it occurs in 124 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Colombia, where 9 percent are found.

Pacheco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pacheco has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 7,972 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pacheco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pacheco surname are 43.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pacheco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.63% less than the national average, earning €8,821 per year; in Norway they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning 294,889 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,948 per year; in South Africa they earn 216.12% more than the national average, earning R 751,212 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.76% less than the national average, earning $18,671,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.3% less than the national average, earning $37,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $52,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pachêco9553/
Pachéco955/
Pácheco954/
Paçheco951/
Pachecò951/
Pachecó951/
Pàcheco951/
Pächeco951/
Patcheco93158/
Pachecho93123/
Pachecos9384/
Pacheico9365/
Pachecco9349/
Pachecoy9344/
Paicheco9341/
Pacheaco9338/
Padcheco9333/
Pachecko9312/
Paccheco9312/
Pachaeco9312/
Paacheco9310/
Pacheeco938/
Pachecoo936/
Pachedco936/
Pascheco934/
Pazcheco934/
Pachseco933/
Paecheco932/
Ppacheco932/
Pachecoa932/
Peacheco931/
Paceheco931/
Pachieco931/
Pachgeco931/
Pachkeco931/
Paceco9229/
Patchecoy8827/
Patcheaco881/
D'pacheco881/
Paicheico881/
Pachico86783/
Pachoco86755/
Pacheca86524/
Pacheko86177/
Pecheco86113/
Pachaco8694/
Pocheco8621/
Pasheco8615/
Paiceco8614/
Pacehco8612/
Pahceco869/
Pachezo867/
Packeco865/
Pacgeco865/
Paceaco862/
Pacetco861/
Pacseco861/
Paxheco861/
Páchècô861/
Pacieco861/
Pachicoy80147/
Patchico80115/
Pachecca8077/
Padchico8031/
Pachecka809/
Paccheko805/
Pahcecko801/
Pachicho801/
Pochecho801/
Poucheco800/
Paxeco77242/
Pacico7753/
Paceko7718/
Paceca771/
Pashechko75472/
Patchicoy75133/
Pacchecca751/
Pachica71995/
Pacicco71165/
Pacecca71146/
Pocecco7186/
Pechoco7167/
Pachoca7160/
Pachiko7132/
Paixeco7118/
Pachaca7117/
Paiseco7116/
Paxeico7116/
Paccico7114/
Pacecka7114/
Pocheca7111/
Pocheko7110/
Paiceko715/
Pasheko715/
Passeco715/
Pecheko714/
Pacieca714/
Paceiko714/
Pechico714/
Pachako713/
Pagicho713/
Pocceco712/
Padseco712/
Paqueco712/
Phaceko711/
Pecheca711/
Pacheça711/
Patseco711/
Pacceca711/
Pacejko711/
Pechyco711/
Pochoco711/
Ppaceca711/
Pochico710/
Pasechko67261/
Pechayco67229/
Pasychko67193/
Pashedko67161/
Podcheko67103/
Pascheka6728/
Pahcheka6720/
Pasichko6718/
Pachocka6716/
Paciejko6712/
Patchica6712/
Pachysko6712/
Pochidco6710/
Pecheiko679/
Pachacca678/
Pachisko677/
Pachekha677/
Pashetko675/
Paixeico674/
Pachojka672/
Pachhiko671/
Pachicha671/
Patchiko671/
Pacoycoy671/
Paczecka671/
Pachacka671/
Pachojko671/
Pachuiko671/
Paschica670/

Pacheco Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pacheco in the Hindi language
पचेकोpaceko-
Pacheco in the Marathi language
पचेकोpaceko71.05
पाचेकोpaceko21.05
पाचेचोpaceco7.89

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Pacheco Reference & Research

Pacheco DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Pacheco FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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