Pecanha Surname

52,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pecanha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pecanha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil9,7121:22,0421,032
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Croatia71:604,08640,820
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pecanha Last Name Facts

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

Pecanha is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pecanha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,429th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 746,751 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pecanha reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 9,712 people, or 1 in 22,042. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio de Janeiro, where 59 percent live, São Paulo, where 11 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live. Other than Brazil it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Croatia, where 0 percent live.

Pecanha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pecanha surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pecanha earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.98% less than the national average, earning $30,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pescanha935/
Pechanha932/
Peccanha931/
Pecana9292/
Petcana86226/
Pacanha86101/
Pesanha8635/
Pecanas8613/
Paecana868/
Pechana868/
Pecania864/
Peicana864/
Picanha863/
Pecanga861/
Peqanha861/
Peconha861/
Pecanho861/
Petchana80530/
Pecanich8015/
Peechana803/
Pechanga802/
Petkanha802/
Phechana802/
Pechanna801/
Pesaanha801/
Pecanaya801/
Pescagna801/
Peychana801/
Pedchana801/
Peachana801/
Pacana772,852/
Pejana771,477/
Pecani77361/
Pekana77232/
Pesana7782/
Picana7757/
Pezana7748/
Pecano7720/
Peçana7711/
Pecany773/
Pecane771/
Phetchana75438/
Phetkanha755/
Pheechana755/
Pheachana754/
Pesssanha751/
Pekanjhad751/
Petchanat751/
Pechsanga751/
Paycana71800/
Pezzana71524/
Pesanai71341/
Petsana71100/
Paekana7156/
Phekana7154/
Piciana7145/
Phejana7134/
Pekanah7122/
Pekaina7120/
Picania7118/
Pichana7116/
Pickana7112/
Pescaña7112/
Pecanis7111/
Pedzana7110/
Phesana719/
Pacanay717/
Picanga716/
Phetchanah716/
Pakanha715/
Pechani714/
Pećanač714/
Pacanaj714/
Peikana713/
Puicana713/
Pezanna713/
Pekanaz713/
Petchanatz713/
Pechany712/
Picagna712/
Pekanga712/
Picanya712/
Phocana712/
Puycana712/
Peacano711/
Pecanos711/
Pedsana711/
Peisana711/
Pesanaa711/
Pesanat711/
Pesanna711/
Pekanad711/
Peciani711/
Pesonha711/
Peciano711/
Pocaina711/
Pesanho711/
Paicana711/
Pacaina711/
Pacan'a711/
Pacanna711/
Pacayna711/
Picanai711/
Picanat711/
Petjana711/
Piezana711/
Piscana711/
Ppacana711/
Pokanha711/
Pezcano711/
Pechane711/
Phicana711/
Phetchanat711/
Phethchana711/
Pheatchana711/
Petchchana711/
Pocanho711/
Piseana710/
Petshana67243/
Petkanas67169/
Phakanha6788/
Poychana6751/
Picangay6734/
Pedzanai6732/
Petsanas6727/
Phichana6724/
Pezzagna6713/
Phetjana679/
Pojchana679/
Peesanna677/
Pichaneh677/
Pechanio676/
Pichanna675/
Paichana674/
Piesanay673/
Phechane673/
Peesanoh673/
Pezzanna672/
Peconaja672/
Petchamé672/
Petchano672/
Pechanyy671/
Pecasner671/
Pechango671/
Pescaniy671/
Pitchana671/
Pacahana671/
Piekania671/
Piekanya671/
Peykaneh671/
Petsiana671/
Peconaya671/
Peakanat671/
Peisanau671/
Pekanesh671/
Pegkanat671/
Petsanat671/
Peasanna671/
Pheukana671/
Puichana671/
Pedchano671/

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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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  • 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 Pecanha
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