Pekah Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pekah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pekah (44) may also be a first name.

Pekah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekah (Oriya: େପକଃ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pekah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekah? popularity and diffusion

Pekah is the 1,649,806th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Pekah live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Pekah is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 31 percent live and West Region, where 27 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Pekah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pekah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pekah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pekah last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Pekah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.56% less than the national average, earning $32,122 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekaha91162/
Paekah9126/
Peukah911/
Peekah911/
Peka896,410/
Pekasch839/
Peykhah837/
Pekatch832/
Peskach832/
Peekhah832/
Peykash831/
Pekahah831/
Peakadh831/
Peeka80690/
Pakah80470/
Pekha80395/
Pekka80353/
Pejka80278/
Pfeka80143/
Paeka80130/
Pekaz80125/
Pieka80117/
Pekai80116/
Peaka80110/
Pokah80103/
Pekau8097/
Pegka8095/
Pekay8077/
Pekaj8075/
Pekea8069/
Peuka8060/
Peika8049/
Pikah8042/
Pehka8039/
Pekho8035/
Pheka8022/
Pekač8020/
Bpeka8015/
Pekca807/
Pekaa804/
Pekoh803/
Peyka802/
Pekoa802/
Poeka802/
Pekaš801/
Peqah801/
Pecah800/
Phetkath774/
Pejkehah771/
Piecka73199/
Piekaj73122/
Peckat73106/
Pedkau7387/
Pettka7382/
Paekau7380/
Piejka7364/
Pykash7363/
Pekhas7350/
Peekay7349/
Pokaha7343/
Petkai7330/
Peskay7328/
Pekacz7326/
Peekaa7317/
Phakah7314/
Petcka7312/
Pekosh7312/
Paykah7311/
Piekka7311/
Pikach739/
Pejška739/
Pekats739/
Peckay739/
Phokah739/
Pykach739/
Phetka738/
Pfekai737/
Paekoh737/
Peeska737/
Puikah736/
Pikkah736/
Pakhah736/
Pekkoh736/
Paikah735/
Peakaa735/
Pekkat735/
Pahkah735/
Peikai735/
Peckaj734/
Peheka734/
Pecach734/
Pheeka734/
Peukau733/
Paekho733/
Peikas732/
Pekcay732/
Pakaah732/
Peka'a732/
Pejska732/
Pokauh731/
Peddka731/
Peedka731/
Peekat731/
Peetka731/
Peicka731/
Peikad731/
Peikho731/
Pekhai731/
Peukha731/
Peskai731/
Peskka731/
Petkho731/
Pakeah731/
Pecaha731/
Hpakah731/
Pakaha731/
Packah731/
Piecah731/
Peykad731/
Peykat731/
Phikah731/
Petkač731/
Phekai731/
Phekha731/
Peakay731/
Peckai731/
Pekkas731/
Peekka731/
Pockah731/
Pickah731/
Poekha731/
Peakat731/
Peakho731/
Pescka730/
Paecka730/
Paka6764,305/
Pika678,966/
Peachey678,180/
Pyka678,166/
Poka677,014/
Peca673,253/
Peko672,924/
Pekó67144/
Pyskach6782/
Phetkai6763/
Peckosh6751/
Piskach6747/
Petkosh6740/
Phetkad6735/
Peacosh6726/
Pykhach6725/
Peqa6721/
Phetkat6720/
Píka6719/
Petcash6715/
Phekkas6713/
Peashka6710/
Pichkah678/
Petkhai678/
Peskosh677/
Phetkas677/
Pechkai676/
Pekkhad675/
Peekhay674/
Pakkhah673/
Peshkaj673/
Pechkoh672/
Peacoch672/
Péka672/
Pekkhat672/
Phetkap672/
Phetkoh672/
Peeshka671/
Pethkas671/
Paikaha671/
Paikaph671/
Phokaah671/
Pecahas671/
Pehekap671/
Pekağaç671/
Pekhosh671/
Pescaha671/
Pishkah671/
Peekapp671/
Peckhoo671/
Petkhad671/
Petkhod671/
Pakhaah671/
Pekkeau671/
Pechkas671/
Peakhod671/
Peachea670/
Peacach670/

Pekah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekah in the Oriya language
େପକଃepakah-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pekah
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