Pecks Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pecks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pecks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Pecks (31) may also be a first name.

Pecks Last Name Facts

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

Pecks is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pecks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pecks reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 31 people.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 1,045,525. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Germany Pecks occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Pecks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pecks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pecks surname increased 178 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pecks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pecks last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Pecks earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.22% less than the national average, earning $29,245 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poecks911/
Piecks911/
Pechks911/
Peacks910/
Peks89119/
Peaks801,741/
Peeks801,061/
Peics8054/
Packs8054/
Pechs8025/
Pekss8019/
Picks8018/
Pekse8012/
Peiks8011/
Pekks8010/
Pekst805/
Pecse804/
Piecs804/
Pesks802/
Paeks802/
Pekhs802/
Pocks802/
Peacs801/
Pezks801/
Peckz801/
Pekšs801/
Pycks800/
Peakes73246/
Peikes73134/
Peekes737/
Poeckx731/
Peachs731/
Phicks731/
Pickse731/
Petcsh731/
Peacse731/
Peicsh730/
Poks67435/
Paks67252/
Peksová67132/
Piks6784/
Pekx6731/
Pegs6712/
Pyks676/
Piecsch671/
Pesx671/
D'Pechs671/
Pīks671/
Pekz671/
Pēks671/
Pexs671/

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Pecks Reference & Research

Peck DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Peck FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Pecks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis