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 occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pecheanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Pecheanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 631,297th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pecheanu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 42,719. In Romania Pecheanu is most prevalent in: Galați County, where 47 percent live, Constanța County, where 17 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent live. Excluding Romania it is found in 8 countries. It is also found 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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