Peche Surname
Approximately 6,971 people bear this surname
Peche Surname Definition:
PECHE: An ancient baronial family, called in charters, De Peccato. They appear as early as the reign of King Stephen, and they were doubtless of Norman extraction. They were of prime importance in Kent, temp. Edw. I.
Peche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 3,063 | 1:10,377 | 1,465 |
| India | 930 | 1:824,801 | 36,704 |
| Venezuela | 565 | 1:53,459 | 2,585 |
| United States | 500 | 1:724,918 | 56,977 |
| France | 364 | 1:182,480 | 28,421 |
| Mexico | 324 | 1:383,106 | 7,748 |
| Spain | 294 | 1:159,021 | 11,586 |
| Tanzania | 221 | 1:239,555 | 19,542 |
| Argentina | 200 | 1:213,717 | 17,610 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Brazil | 60 | 1:3,567,906 | 100,128 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Belize | 12 | 1:29,623 | 2,063 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Peché (50), Pêche (9), Pechè (1), Pèche (1), Péché (12) & Pêché (1) are calculated separately.
Peche (401) may also be a first name.
Peche Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
PECHE: An ancient baronial family, called in charters, De Peccato. They appear as early as the reign of King Stephen, and they were doubtless of Norman extraction. They were of prime importance in Kent, temp. Edw. I.
Might mean ‘‘fished up,” but doesn’t, so cannot be used as the foundation of a claim to a descent from Jonah or Moses in the bulrushes. Its earliest form is “Peccatum,” “the sin”—a rare case of a name arising from an abstract noun
Peche: This nickname of a “man of sin” occurs in Domesday. William Pecatum was an under-tenant in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. The name may have been altered to Beach and Beachy. It has also been found as Peach and Peachy.
Peche Demographics
Average Peche Salary in
United States
$44,086 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peche Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peche (Georgian: ფეჩე, Hindi: पेचे, Marathi: पेचे, Russian: Пече) is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Peché, Pêche, Pechè, Pèche, Péché or Pêché. For other possible spellings of Peche click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peche? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 70,895th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,045,409 people. The last name Peche is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Peche live; 56 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 430,973rd most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 401 people.
The last name is most common in Peru, where it is carried by 3,063 people, or 1 in 10,377. In Peru it is primarily concentrated in: Lambayeque Region, where 35 percent reside, Lima Province, where 28 percent reside and La Libertad Region, where 24 percent reside. Besides Peru it exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Venezuela, where 8 percent reside.
Peche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Peche has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peche Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Peche surname are 36.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.58% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Peche earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 23.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,774 per year; in South Africa they earn 73.69% more than the national average, earning R 412,764 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.27% more than the national average, earning $64,720 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Peche Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peche in the Georgian language | ||
| ფეჩე | peche | - |
| Peche in the Hindi language | ||
| पेचे | pece | - |
| Peche in the Marathi language | ||
| पेचे | pece | 99.44 |
| Peche in the Russian language | ||
| Пече | pece | - |
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Peche Reference & Research
Peck DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Peck FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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