Pechenya Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Pechenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pechenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pechenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pechenya (Russian: Печеня) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pechenya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Pechenya occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pechenya are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 4,117,802. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 20 percent live, Primorsky Krai, where 11 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecsenya8840/
Pichenya884/
Pecheneha8227/
Pechyonya821/
Pecenija751/
Petchigna711/
Pieczenia711/
Pecenio671,209/
Pegenia67337/
Piscenia6333/
Pechinho6317/
Pitsenya631/
Pieczynia5962/
Pichignau598/
Peichinho594/
Pechiniot591/
Pheginiah591/
Pecinio5321/
Picenio536/
Peceñio535/
Pichinho504/
Pichiñau504/
Piccinia501/

Pechenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pechenya in the Russian language
Печеняpecena-

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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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  • 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 Pechenya
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