Pekani Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pekani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
India121:63,922,115578,870
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Pekani (67) may also be a first name.

Pekani Last Name Facts

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

Pekani occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pekani is the 2,152,526th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Pekani are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 67 people.

The last name Pekani is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 39 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.

Pekani Last Name Statistics demography

Pekani earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning R 212,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peykani92521/
Phekani92513/
Pekkani9235/
Peakani9216/
Pekhani922/
Petkani922/
Pekaani921/
Peikani921/
Pekanie921/
Peykhani86262/
Petkanis868/
Petkhani862/
Piekanie861/
Pakani83597/
Pikani83513/
Pekane83435/
Pecani83361/
Pekana83232/
Peqani83134/
Pokani83133/
Pekoni8321/
Pekeni832/
Pykani831/
Pekany831/
Petkanich8020/
Phikani77831/
Pakhani77119/
Phekana7754/
Pikanie7746/
Paikani7742/
Phakani7737/
Pikhani7733/
Pokanai7732/
Pikkani7720/
Pekaina7720/
Pecanis7711/
Paykani7710/
Pokhani779/
Pekaine775/
Peikana773/
Pakkani772/
Pokkani771/
Pedkoni771/
Pekanyo771/
Pakaani771/
Pakanoi771/
Phekane771/
Paekeni771/
Pickani771/
Phokani771/
Petkane771/
Pekenai771/
Poekeni771/
Peikany771/
Pekanets7173/
Paykhani7170/
Pecanich7115/
Pfekenyi7113/
Pakkhani712/
Peckonis711/
Pescaniy711/
Paikhani711/
Piekanee711/
Pahkhani711/
Peykaneh711/
Pikkhani711/
Phakanij711/
Pekanesh711/
Peskonni711/
Pishkani711/
Pahakani711/
Pikaanie711/
Pokane67636/
Pakane67398/
Pekene67271/
Pakanj67140/
Peconi67117/
Pecana6792/
Pikane6781/
Pikana6776/
Pokeni6759/
Picani6759/
Pocani6740/
Pakeni6738/
Pishkhani6731/
Pikeni6720/
Poqani6714/
Piqani678/
Pekhotnyi678/
Pakoni677/
Pokoni676/
Pakany675/
Pickainis675/
Pecany673/
Paqani672/
Pekone672/
Pikany671/
Pikoni671/
Pekonh671/
Peqoni671/
Pooykhani671/
Pickannie671/
Pecane671/
Phitkanit671/

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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 Pekani
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