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

The surname Peka (Bengali: পেকা, Hindi: पेका, Marathi: पेका, Oriya: େପକା, Russian: Пека, Tibetan: པད་དཀར།) is found most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant: Péka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 76,443^rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,136,903 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Peka are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 32 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Peka is also the 175,315^th most common first name on earth, borne by 1,882 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,313 people, or 1 in 15,818. In Cameroon Peka is primarily found in: West Region, where 49 percent are found, Centre Region, where 23 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 19 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Chad, where 12 percent are found.

Peka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Peka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,319 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Peka last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Peka surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,114 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.48% less than the national average, earning R 53,520 per year and in United States they earn 13.89% more than the national average, earning $49,143 USD per year.