Pechanec Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pechanec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pechanec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2421:43,9407,311
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pechanec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pechanec occurs most in Czechia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechanec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 783,439th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname Pechanec occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pechanec reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 43,940. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Pardubice Region, where 38 percent live, Zlín Region, where 20 percent live and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Czechia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Slovakia, where 4 percent live.

Pechanec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pechanec has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pechanec last name grew 1,357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pechanec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pechanec surname are 48.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pechanec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $44,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $46,965 CAD per year.

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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
  • 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 Pechanec
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