Pekang Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pekang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Pekang (11) may also be a first name.

Pekang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekang has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Pekang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Pekang are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 3,615,651. In The Philippines Pekang is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 61 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 36 percent live and Davao Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 44 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peikang922/
Peekang921/
Pekhang921/
Peekkang861/
Poekhang861/
Petkeang861/
Pakang8355/
Pekong8312/
Pikang836/
Pokang832/
Pekank832/
Pheakkang801/
Pakkang77230/
Peekong7755/
Pakhang7727/
Phekong7722/
Phokang7711/
Peakong7710/
Pokhang777/
Pakeang775/
Pedkong773/
Piekong772/
Pokaung772/
Phakang772/
Pikangh771/
Pekanke771/
Pahkang771/
Peikong771/
Phoekhaeng754/
Phetkong71363/
Pechkong71111/
Phokhang7197/
Petkhong7125/
Pethkong7113/
Peukkong714/
Peekhong713/
Peakkong711/
Peckkong711/
Pheekong711/
Phokeang711/
Phetkhong67471/
Pacong67414/
Pacang67221/
Pakong67166/
Pikong67104/
Pokong6768/
Phechkong672/
Pechkhong672/
Pecong672/
Pheugkong671/
Phettkong671/
Pocang671/
Pekancová671/
Phoekhong671/
Pecanc671/
Pethkhong671/
Peachkong671/

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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 Pekang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis