Pekao Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pekao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pekao (13) may also be a first name.

Pekao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekao is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pekao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Pekao reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Pekao is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 52 percent are found and New Ireland, where 48 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 4 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekaou91173/
Petkao9134/
Peekao915/
Paekaeo8359/
Phetkao8310/
Petkeao834/
Petkhao833/
Pekahou832/
Pechkao831/
Poekhao831/
Petkaao831/
Pheekao831/
Pakao80313/
Pokao80238/
Pikao806/
Pecao803/
Pekoa802/
Phetkhao7779/
Phaekaeo7756/
Pechkhao7714/
Phaekhao775/
Phetkeao772/
Pheykaeo771/
Phedkeao771/
Peakkhao771/
Pokaeo731,407/
Pikaeo73495/
Pakaeo73165/
Phokao7350/
Pekaea7341/
Pokhao7313/
Pyokao739/
Pescao738/
Pikaho738/
Piokao737/
Pakhao736/
Pekoua734/
Puikao734/
Pykaho733/
Paikao732/
Paykao731/
Pagkao731/
Pecaou731/
Pékaou731/
Pakeao731/
Peccao730/
Phakaeo672,498/
Phokhao67290/
Pokkaeo67202/
Puikhao67175/
Phokaeo6787/
Pikkaeo6768/
Pakahao6763/
Pakkaeo6744/
Puikaeo6743/
Pikkhao6732/
Pekeuho6725/
Pokahou6721/
Phakhao679/
Poikaeo679/
Phaikao675/
Piekouo674/
Petkoua672/
Paikaeo672/
Phakeao672/
Pokkhao671/
Pikaiyo671/
Pikajio671/
Pekhoah671/
Phikhao671/
Phuikao671/
Pockkao671/
Phiokao671/

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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
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  • 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 Pekao
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