Pechwitz Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pechwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pechwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Pechwitz Last Name Facts

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

Pechwitz has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pechwitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechwitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pechwitz are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Pechwitz is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 38 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found and Bavaria, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pewitz869/
Pychewitz821/
Pitchwitz821/
Pachwicz755/
Pychewicz7174/
Pevitz7128/
Pewaiz716/
Pewetz712/
Pehwic711/
Pewoiz711/
Piwitz710/
Pievitz671/

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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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  • 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 Pechwitz
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