Pekane Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3381:160,28917,999
Lesotho921:22,0934,562
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pekane (53) may also be a first name.

Pekane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 683,026th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pekane reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 53 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 160,289. In South Africa Pekane is most common in: Gauteng, where 72 percent live, Free State, where 15 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Not including South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 21 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Pekane Last Name Statistics demography

Pekane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.69% less than the national average, earning R 178,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekaine925/
Phekane921/
Petkane921/
Pekanie921/
Pekan91547/
Pekanets8673/
Piekanee861/
Peykaneh861/
Pekanesh861/
Piekanie861/
Pekcan835,118/
Peykan83725/
Pokane83636/
Pakane83398/
Pekkan83371/
Pekene83271/
Pekana83232/
Peikan83230/
Pikane8381/
Peukan8380/
Pekani8377/
Peškan8328/
Peskan8315/
Peckan8314/
Pekaan8311/
Pekine838/
Phekan836/
Pekhan834/
Piekan834/
Peekan834/
Pekank832/
Pekone832/
Pekean831/
Peakan831/
Pekain831/
Pekgan831/
Pekany831/
Pecane831/
Pedkan831/
Phokane772,821/
Phakane771,146/
Peykani77521/
Poikane77516/
Phekani77513/
Pakhane77264/
Pakaine77196/
Piekaan7777/
Peshkan7760/
Phekana7754/
Peckhan7751/
Phikane7750/
Paakane7750/
Pikanie7746/
Paikane7741/
Pekkani7735/
Peykhan7730/
Pekaina7720/
Pekkain7716/
Peakani7716/
Pykaner7715/
Peikene7714/
Puikane7711/
Peykand7711/
Petkhan7710/
Pikaner779/
Pakanne779/
Pikhane778/
Peikana773/
Pakaneh773/
Pekiene772/
Packane772/
Pekhani772/
Pakkane772/
Petkani772/
Pakanee772/
Pedkhan772/
Pokhane771/
Peacone771/
Pheekan771/
Pekaani771/
Pekanyo771/
Pikanje771/
Pakaene771/
Pieckan771/
Peckcan771/
Peikani771/
Peikany771/
Pethkan771/
Petkean771/
Peekang771/
Peekhan771/
Peckann770/
Pecan73258/
Pikan73144/
Peqan7355/
Pekon7352/
Pekán7314/
Pykan7312/
Peykhani71262/
Pekanova71205/
Phetkhan7117/
Petkanis718/
Pekhahan718/
Peckiene714/
Petkasem714/
Petkhani712/
Pakkaneh712/
Pickaine712/
Pheakhan712/
Phetkhajone712/
Pecasner711/
Phakhane711/
Paykaneh711/
Pakhaneh711/
Peckeney711/
Piekhaan711/
Pikaanie711/
Phokkane711/
Phetkahn711/
Pheekhan711/
Peshkhan711/
Pethkhan711/
Petkeang711/
Peekkang711/
Pechkhan711/
Peatkhan711/
Peckoner710/
Peckhain710/
Peckhann710/
Peckhand710/
Paykan67723/
Pakani67597/
Pikani67513/
Picane67429/
Pecani67361/
Pikaan67249/
Peacon67170/
Pakanj67140/
Peqani67134/
Pokani67133/
Pecone6795/
Pecana6792/
Pikana6776/
Pickan6755/
Pikhan6752/
Petcan6748/
Pokone6740/
Pikand6736/
Pescan6733/
Paikan6729/
Peikon6729/
Pakone6728/
Phikan6726/
Pacone6726/
Peikanova6723/
Pekoni6721/
Petkanich6720/
Phetkasem6720/
Pacane6717/
Petkon6716/
Pakene6716/
Petkam6714/
Peacan6713/
Pikene6713/
Puykan676/
Phecan676/
Poykan675/
Pakany675/
Peckon674/
Pikkan674/
Pyskan674/
Pecany673/
Peykanova672/
Pokene672/
Pikine672/
Pekeni672/
Piškan672/
Poikan672/
Peycan672/
Peakon671/
Pecanc671/
Pehcan671/
Peikam671/
Peskam671/
Pikone671/
Peekon671/
Peccan671/
Peşcan671/
Pikany671/
Pheakkang671/
Phekon671/
Peican671/
Pekein671/
Pekonh671/
Pekoun671/
Pishkaneh671/
Pykani671/
Piskan671/
Pickannie671/
Pechkasem671/
Pecant670/
Peckonets670/

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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 Pekane
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