Pakeng Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pakeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho841:24,1974,874
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Pakeng (382) may also be a first name.

Pakeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pakeng is found most in Lesotho. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pakeng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pakeng is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Pakeng is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Pakeng reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 443,564th most numerous first name globally, held by 382 people.

The surname Pakeng is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 24,197. In Lesotho Pakeng is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 79 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 8 percent live and Maseru District, where 7 percent live. Other than Lesotho it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Pakeng Last Name Statistics demography

Pakeng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.73% less than the national average, earning R 67,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakoeng9248/
Phakeng9211/
Pakaeng921/
Pakkeung861/
Paking83315/
Pekeng8341/
Pokeng831/
Phokeng77233/
Packing7772/
Paiking7755/
Peckeng7716/
Phaking7711/
Pokaeng7710/
Pacheng776/
Pokeung773/
Pohkeng771/
Peikeng771/
Pauking771/
Paqueng771/
Paskings7111/
Paycheng718/
Poukoeng717/
Phokaeng713/
Pachking712/
Phaiceng711/
Poking67197/
Peking67145/
Pacing6750/
Pakink6719/
Peqeng6715/
Pekenc677/
Poceng677/
Pacenc673/
Phookaeng672/
Pokemg672/
Padqng671/
Pakinc671/
Paycng671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pakeng
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis