Pecego Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Pecego Surname User-submission:

Pêcego, and its variant Pêssego, is an extremely rare surname of Portuguese origin that means 'peach' in English. There are two probable explanations as to how it appeared. Either it once referred to the ruddy or handsome physical characteristics of its first bearer(s), bearing in mind that the word used to mean a good looking man in 16th century Portugal, or it was associated with the cultivation or sale of peaches.

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Pecego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1711:1,251,89743,012
United States261:13,940,728505,428
France111:6,038,429280,838
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Pêcego (33) & Pécego (2) are calculated separately.

Pecego Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pêcego, and its variant Pêssego, is an extremely rare surname of Portuguese origin that means 'peach' in English. There are two probable explanations as to how it appeared. Either it once referred to the ruddy or handsome physical characteristics of its first bearer(s), bearing in mind that the word used to mean a good looking man in 16th century Portugal, or it was associated with the cultivation or sale of peaches. The oldest known usage of the family name is on a parochial baptismal registry dating to 1630 from São Pedro church in the town of Biscoitos, Terceira Island, Azores.

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Pecego Last Name Facts

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

Pecego is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Pêcego or Pécego. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pecego? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,048,281st most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Pecego is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pecego live; 77 percent live in South America and 72 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 1,251,897. In Brazil Pecego is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 32 percent reside, Piauí, where 24 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Pecego is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Pecego Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pecego earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.62% more than the national average, earning R 381,684 per year and in United States they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $37,965 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pêcego9433/
Pécego942/
Pescego922/
Peccego921/
Pezego8335/
Pacego831/
Pesego831/
Pejego831/
Peacegood8019/
Pessego77131/
Pekegoz7716/
Peuzego7713/
Pecigos778/
Pezeugo771/
Pechega771/
Pechigho711/
Peuzeugo711/
Peasegood6770/
Pasego6727/
Posego6725/
Peciga675/
Pesigo673/
Pesago671/
Pacega671/
Pecyga671/

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