Pecta Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pecta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pecta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Pečta (37) are calculated separately.

Pecta (5) may also be a first name.

Pecta Last Name Facts

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

Pecta occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pečta. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pecta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Pecta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Pecta reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name globally, held by 5 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: North Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pečta9337/
Pechta91338/
Pescta911/
Pectah911/
Petchta832/
Pecto80233/
Pejta80183/
Pezta8025/
Pekta801/
Pegta801/
Pecty801/
Picta800/
Pechthai772/
Petchtai771/
Petchtat771/
Pektaş7317,183/
Peztaa7331/
Pichta739/
Pechto736/
Pectyo736/
Pekhta733/
Peagta731/
Pektau731/
Pectie731/
Pychta731/
Pectto731/
Peccti731/
Pechte731/
Pechti731/
Pectoi731/
Pictoa731/
Pictai731/
Peijta731/
Petzta730/
Petchthai7123/
Pechtthai711/
Phetchtad711/
Pektash6715/
Picthay674/
Poichta674/
Picthai673/
Pechtti673/
Petchty671/
Pechkte671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Pecta
  • 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