Pakeke Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pakeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Pakeke (12) may also be a first name.

Pakeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pakeke has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pakeke is the 3,543,123rd most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Pakeke reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pakeke is also the 3,306,491st most common first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The last name Pakeke is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Pakeke is primarily found in: Madang, where 75 percent are found, West New Britain, where 21 percent are found and East New Britain, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakek9169/
Pakake8336/
Pakeka834/
Paceke831/
Pakiek831/
Pakekh831/
Phakeeket804/
Pakkece7710/
Pakakeu774/
Pekekeu773/
Pakaeki772/
Pakokeu772/
Patkhek771/
Pakhike771/
Pakeche771/
Pokekeh771/
Pacek735,799/
Pakik7333/
Pokek734/
Pakkecce7113/
Pakaeque711/
Pachek67123/
Pakaki6798/
Pakeca6790/
Paucek6764/
Pakiki6756/
Pakika6716/
Pakick6713/
Pakhik679/
Pokake679/
Pakaik672/
Paicek672/
Pakikh672/
Packec671/
Pakegh671/
Pokeka671/
Paskec671/
Pecake671/
Pacake671/
Paquek671/
Pfacek671/
Paukik671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pakeke
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