Pekani Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Pekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Pekani (67) may also be a first name.
Pekani Demographics
Average Pekani Salary in
South Africa
R 212,388
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Pekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pekani is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,152,526th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Pekani live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 67 people.
The last name Pekani is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa Pekani is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 39 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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.
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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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