Pecheanu Surname
Approximately 484 people bear this surname
Pecheanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 470 | 1:42,719 | 5,387 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pecheanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pecheanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pecheanu has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pecheanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Pecheanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 631,297th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pecheanu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 42,719. In Romania it is primarily found in: Galați County, where 47 percent live, Constanța County, where 17 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent live. Not including Romania Pecheanu exists in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pechianu | 88 | 155 | / |
| Pesceanu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pechangou | 82 | 553 | / |
| Petchanui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petchanou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Peteanu | 80 | 58 | / |
| Pegeanu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Phekanu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pichanu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pachanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peckenu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petchangou | 78 | 3 | / |
| Peschangou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Peshangu | 75 | 83 | / |
| Păsceanu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Peșteanu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Paiceanu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phetsanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peshkanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pachanuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phachennu | 71 | 525 | / |
| Pichenaud | 71 | 22 | / |
| Pitchanau | 71 | 13 | / |
| Phachenui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pekeyangu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petchanoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peschkenhaus | 70 | 1 | / |
| Piscanu | 67 | 294 | / |
| Phachennui | 67 | 179 | / |
| Phichainut | 67 | 51 | / |
| Pegenau | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pezanou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Peykanu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pesangu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phisanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pesengu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pochinu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Päåeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Păţeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pişcanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pezenui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pățeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pesanou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pecheanu
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