Pejčev Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Pejčev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pejčev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2121:33,7033,548
North Macedonia151:140,09810,775
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801

The alternate forms: Pejcev (6) & Pejćev (1) are calculated separately.

Pejčev Last Name Facts

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

Pejčev is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Pejcev or Pejćev. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pejčev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,041,601st most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pejčev reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 33,703. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: Pirot District, where 74 percent are found, South Banat District, where 15 percent are found and Nišava District, where 5 percent are found. Barring Serbia Pejčev is found in 3 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 6 percent are found and Kosovo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pejcev946/
Pejćev941/
Pejčeva9215/
Pečev912/
Pejčov8335/
Peičev838/
Pujčev832/
Pečeva831/
Pejčevová804/
Pejceva7714/
Pajčeva7712/
Pejchev772/
Pejçeva771/
Pecev73258/
Pešev73111/
Pesev7329/
Pećev731/
Pečevová711/
Peshev672,269/
Petsev67264/
Pechev67205/
Peceva67198/
Paseev6757/
Pezhev6737/
Peseva6725/
Pyseev6713/
Piseev6713/
Peicev6712/
Petzev676/
Pessev672/
Pesiev671/
Pezaev671/

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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 Pejčev
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