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Where Does The Last Name Pek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pek (Hindi: पेक, Marathi: पेक, Oriya: େପକ, Russian: Пек) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Pék or Pèk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 43,838^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 614,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Pek are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 22 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Pek is also the 47,023^rd most widely held given name globally It is held by 14,712 people.

The surname Pek is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,131 people, or 1 in 24,855. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 10 percent are found and Konya Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 20 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.

Pek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pek surname expanded 2,006 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pek Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Pek are 3.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $56,666 CAD per year.