Pekanze Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pekanze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Pekanze Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pekanze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekanze occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pekanze.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekanze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Pekanze is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Pekanze reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Pekanze is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekandze931/
Pekanzeh931/
Pikanze863/
Pokanzie801/
Pekcansız757/
Pakonze7121/
Pikanje711/
Peckans710/
Pickance6740/
Pokonzie6716/
Pokanshe671/
Pickanza671/
Peckhans670/
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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 Pekanze
  • 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