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Where Does The Last Name Pekar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pekar (Hindi: पेकर, Marathi: पेकर, Oriya: େପକର, Russian: Пекарь, Tibetan: པད་དཀར།) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Pekár, Pekař, Pékar or Pekář. For other potential spellings of Pekar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 67,764^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 992,989 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Pekar are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 28 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 367,169^th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 528 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,620 people, or 1 in 223,740. In The United States Pekar is most common in: Texas, where 26 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Pekar exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 16 percent reside and Iran, where 16 percent reside.

Pekar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pekar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pekar last name grew 6,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pekar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pekar surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Orthodox (63%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pekar surname are 1.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pekar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.48% less than the national average, earning R 48,768 per year; in United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $52,731 CAD per year.