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 is found most in Czechia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pechanec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechanec? popularity and diffusion

Pechanec is the 783,439th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. Pechanec is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Pechanec live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

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

Pechanec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence 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 bearing the Pechanec surname are 48.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 95% 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
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  • 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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