Pechman Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pechman Surname User-submission:

A German-Jewish surname. Could either identify a profession, in this case a packer. Or it could be use to defame Jews by using the German definition of pech, which is 'bad luck'.

Pechman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Czechia1631:65,23610,950
Poland1071:355,22239,815
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pechman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German-Jewish surname. Could either identify a profession, in this case a packer. Or it could be use to defame Jews by using the German definition of pech, which is 'bad luck'.

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Pechman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pechman occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pechman is the 518,760th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. The last name Pechman is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Pechman are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Pechman is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 1,184,506. In The United States Pechman is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent reside, Minnesota, where 13 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 26 percent reside and Poland, where 17 percent reside.

Pechman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pechman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pechman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pechman surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the party.

Pechman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,957 USD per year.

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