Pecek Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pecek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pecek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia981:43,1498,537
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada451:818,79163,991
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Austria271:315,38635,058
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Norway81:642,78647,258
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Peček (1,073), Pećek (12), Pêcek (1) & Pěček (154) are calculated separately.

Pecek (16) may also be a first name.

Pecek Last Name Facts

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

Pecek occurs most in Croatia. It may occur in the variant forms: Peček, Pećek, Pêcek or Pěček. Click here for other possible spellings of Pecek.

How Common Is The Last Name Pecek? popularity and diffusion

Pecek is the 785,023rd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Pecek reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 43,149. In Croatia Pecek is primarily concentrated in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 28 percent reside, Virovitica-Podravina County, where 27 percent reside and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Croatia this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Pecek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pecek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pecek last name expanded 871 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pecek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pecek are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Pecek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $53,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peček931,073/
Pećek9312/
Pêcek931/
Piecek91455/
Pechek91283/
Peczek91188/
Pecsek91102/
Pěček87154/
Peschek83820/
Pieczek83221/
Pecheck8315/
Pesczek835/
Pechcek831/
Petceek831/
Pechjek831/
Pešek804,002/
Pesek802,904/
Picek801,221/
Pezek80281/
Pycek80245/
Pecik80111/
Pecík8048/
Pegek8010/
Pecec809/
Pekek807/
Pecyk804/
Pecex801/
Pejek801/
Petschek77144/
Pieschek77144/
Pescheck77106/
Piesczek7740/
Peceková7736/
Peaschek7726/
Peeschek777/
Piesciek775/
Pecekova772/
Pecheske771/
Pietczek771/
Petcheke771/
Pechzeek771/
Piecyk732,477/
Peshek73832/
Peszek73566/
Pyczek73471/
Pichek73197/
Pesick73160/
Peseke73117/
Pécsek7394/
Pejšek7387/
Piesek7358/
Peczyk7353/
Piecec7347/
Piczek7343/
Pessek7341/
Pezick7334/
Petsek7324/
Piseck7321/
Pechyk7311/
Pezeck7310/
Pesiek7310/
Pychek7310/
Pejsek739/
Pekcec738/
Pechik737/
Perzek736/
Peceac736/
Pescik734/
Peseck733/
Paicek732/
Petzek732/
Pezsek732/
Piscek732/
Pejeke731/
Pekick731/
Pitcek731/
Pechec731/
Peskek730/
Peasek730/
Pietschek7121/
Peascheck719/
Petscheck714/
Petchceek711/
Pieczyk67333/
Pischek6790/
Pesheck6782/
Pizzeck6778/
Piescik6767/
Pisczek6766/
Pieszek6754/
Peschik6738/
Petsick6734/
Petchik6733/
Peezick6722/
Pecquex6717/
Peshick6716/
Pietzek6715/
Pietsek6714/
Pujcsek6712/
Pheqeke6711/
Petchyk6711/
Pedzick6710/
Pesecks678/
Pedchik677/
Piszcek676/
Picheke675/
Pieścik675/
Paychek673/
Peeshek673/
Picheck672/
Pezechk672/
Piesiek672/
Pedchyk672/
Peachex671/
Peashek671/
Peiceac671/
Petsezk671/
Petshek671/
Piezeak671/
Piszeck671/
Pitchek671/
Pietcyk671/
Peschík671/
Pesheke671/
Pizczek671/
Pyczeck671/
Pysczek671/
Pyszcek671/
D'Petschek671/
Phetjek671/
Phiseck671/
Petseek671/
Pechyok671/
Pioseck670/
Pitceke670/
Pesshek670/
Peszeke670/
Pedseck670/

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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 Pecek
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