Pechstein Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pechstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pechstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6091:132,19316,104
United States721:5,034,152256,679
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pechstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pechstein is most common in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechstein? popularity and diffusion

Pechstein is the 475,771st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Pechstein reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 132,193. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 42 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Pechstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pechstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pechstein surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pechstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pechstein last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the political party.

Pechstein earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pochstein8919/
Peckstein8914/
Pichstein891/
Pechsteinová861/
Pecsteen8234/
Pockstein780/
Pecthin751/
Pikstein7126/
Peachtan711/
Petchtang673/
Pectan671/
Piksteine671/
Phitstine671/
Petchtajan631/
Petchtam591/
Pictan53301/
Paxtean503/
Picthan503/

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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 Pechstein
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