Peckelsen Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Peckelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Peckelsen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Peckelsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peckelsen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peckelsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Peckelsen reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pikeolsen781/
Pickelson780/
Beck-Olsen7410/
Pykhelson674/
Pickelsim672/
Pikhelson672/
Pickleson671/
Piclsan631/
Picklesim561/

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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 Peckelsen
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