Pefkarou Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Pefkarou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefkarou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus281:31,6033,400
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pefkarou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pefkarou is held by more people in Cyprus than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Pefkarou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefkarou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pefkarou live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

Pefkarou is most commonly used in Cyprus, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 31,603. In Cyprus it is most common in: Limassol District, where 50 percent are found, Paphos District, where 46 percent are found and Nicosia District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Cyprus Pefkarou occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pefkaros8884/
Pefkara801/
Pevkar71140/
Pufkar711/
Pevekar672,341/
Povekar67264/
Pavekar67245/
Pevakar6716/
Pfekero6711/
Befakar679/
Pivekar675/
Pevkiar674/
Puvekar671/
Pevkyar671/
Pevkour671/

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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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  • 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 Pefkarou
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