Pec Surname

24,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Pec Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or on, a pointed hill.

Pec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia16,8561:919246
Guatemala3,8421:4,186607
Poland4301:88,39213,649
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Slovenia1041:23,9205,178
Czechia961:110,76518,159
India641:11,985,397216,293
Serbia531:134,8109,704
Slovakia491:108,90720,583
Romania341:590,52642,844
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Austria161:532,21549,801
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Belize81:44,4342,498
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France41:16,605,680368,153
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Peč (98), Péc (21), Peć (18), Péč (39) & Pěč (31) are calculated separately.

Pec (5,051) may also be a first name.

Pec Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or on, a pointed hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pec Last Name Facts

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

Pec occurs most in Cambodia. It can occur as: Peč, Péc, Peć, Péč or Pěč. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,580th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 331,689 people. The last name Pec occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Pec are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Pec is also the 95,623rd most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 5,051 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 16,856 people, or 1 in 919. In Cambodia Pec is mostly concentrated in: Svay Rieng Province, where 17 percent reside, Takéo Province, where 11 percent reside and Phnom Penh, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cambodia Pec exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 17 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Pec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pec surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Pec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $59,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peč8998/
Péc8921/
Peć8918/
Pech86100,451/
Peck8677,144/
Peci865,194/
Piec862,922/
Bpec86239/
Pecz86145/
Peic86142/
Pecq8656/
Phec8617/
Pehc8616/
Peac8612/
Pejc8610/
Pecc864/
Peec864/
Pesc863/
Petc863/
Pect861/
Pfec861/
Pgec861/
Pecp861/
Péč7839/
Pěč7831/
Peach7518,146/
Pesch759,765/
Peche756,971/
Petch754,570/
Pesci753,816/
Pieck751,607/
Peech75557/
Peick75500/
Peeck75414/
Peych75373/
Peich75188/
Pejcz7580/
Pesck7575/
Piecq7567/
Peics7554/
Pecke7553/
Piecz7547/
Pheck7532/
Peack7530/
Pechs7525/
Peyck7518/
Peici7514/
Phech757/
Peuck755/
Petce754/
Piecs754/
Peőcz754/
Pejch754/
Peasc753/
Pechj753/
Phegc753/
Pheac752/
Peidc751/
Pesct751/
Petck751/
Peacs751/
Peckt751/
Petcz751/
Peckh751/
Pejck751/
Pľech751/
Pegkc751/
Pedck751/
Peact750/
Pek6711,857/
Pic677,580/
Pes677,522/
Petsch674,209/
Pez672,411/
Piesch671,109/
Pyc67939/
Pex67536/
Pecová67459/
Peg67298/
Pecova67287/
Petőcz67212/
Peusch67199/
Pej67192/
Peycke67166/
Peš67161/
Petche67154/
Peisch67135/
Pecque67113/
Peschk6763/
Peache6760/
Piecck6739/
Peiche6734/
Pheach6731/
Peisci6726/
Peatch6719/
Peesch6717/
Peitch6715/
Peczsz6710/
Peq679/
Pestch677/
Pheche677/
Pjc676/
Phetch676/
Peasch674/
Peshch674/
Peeche673/
Peuc'h672/
Pechse672/
Peacth671/
Pechks671/
Pfheck671/
Petcsh671/
Peyche671/
Peczsh671/
Peachs671/
Peachz671/
Peicke671/
Peecke671/
Peszcz671/
Pescők671/
Pehech671/
Pehych671/
Peacks670/
Pecktt670/
Peacke670/
Petcke670/
Peicsh670/

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