Peckens Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Peckens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peckens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Peckens (11) may also be a first name.

Peckens Last Name Facts

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

Peckens occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peckens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peckens is the 924,083rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Peckens reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

Peckens is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 1,280,774. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 28 percent are found, Ohio, where 23 percent are found and West Virginia, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Peckens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peckens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peckens last name rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peckens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peckens surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.

Peckens earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.47% less than the national average, earning $36,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poeckens9323/
Pieckens931/
Pecens923/
Pekens923/
Peckensch881/
Pickens8621,570/
Peskens86324/
Peckins86159/
Peukens8624/
Petkens8615/
Pechens861/
Piekens861/
Packens861/
Peykens861/
Pockens860/
Peyskens80244/
Pickenns802/
Pickeens801/
Pettkens801/
Poickens801/
Pekins77129/
Pikens7711/
Pecins775/
Pickns774/
Picens774/
Pekenç773/
Pickins71104/
Peskins7114/
Pichens7112/
Pickems718/
Paikens717/
Petkins716/
Peakins713/
Packins712/
Pikcens712/
Peekins712/
Pezkins711/
Peikins710/
Pekkins710/
Puyskens6715/
Puiskens672/
Peyskems671/
Phickins670/

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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 Peckens
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