Pekas Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pekas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Croatia1691:25,0215,204
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
India221:34,866,608408,224
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Pekaš (1) are calculated separately.

Pekas (182) may also be a first name.

Pekas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekas (Hindi: पेकश, Russian: Пекас) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Pekaš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 571,325th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Pekas live; 37 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 675,152nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 182 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Dakota, where 25 percent live, Colorado, where 16 percent live and North Dakota, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 31 percent live and The Philippines, where 19 percent live.

Pekas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pekas last name are 18.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pekas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning $50,939 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekaš931/
Pegkas91188/
Piekas91105/
Pekash9168/
Pekhas9150/
Pekats919/
Peikas912/
Pekase911/
Pekkas911/
Phekkas8313/
Pekasch839/
Peakash837/
Pieckas837/
Phetkas837/
Paekash832/
Pethkas831/
Piekass831/
Piekasz831/
Peykash831/
Piekash831/
Pechkas831/
Pokas801,162/
Pakas80795/
Pikas80505/
Pekos80135/
Pekaz80125/
Pykas80119/
Pekač8020/
Pecas8018/
Peekhaus77129/
Peckhaus77122/
Pekasova779/
Piekhaus775/
Pakash733,544/
Pikash73714/
Piekos73622/
Pogkas73481/
Peikos73247/
Pagkas73123/
Pigkas73114/
Petcas73111/
Pakkas7397/
Phokas7392/
Pykash7363/
Pakhas7358/
Pikaus7342/
Pekose7341/
Pekosz7340/
Pikkas7340/
Peckos7338/
Pikeas7336/
Peykaz7332/
Paikas7331/
Pokais7331/
Peacos7330/
Pegkos7328/
Pekacz7326/
Piekaś7319/
Pojkas7316/
Pokash7314/
Pekosh7312/
Pecats739/
Phakas739/
Piekaz738/
Pecasz738/
Pokass736/
Pickas734/
Peskos734/
Pekoss734/
Pescas732/
Pokkas732/
Phekos731/
Piecas731/
Pakaas731/
Pakasz731/
Pakaus731/
Piekós731/
Peykos731/
Petkač731/
Pekhaz731/
Pekeus731/
Pikase731/
Packas731/
Pecase730/
Pekashova717/
Peeshkaas711/
Pikashe67327/
Piekosz67145/
Pecasse6787/
Pakhash6763/
Peckosh6751/
Petkosh6740/
Peacosh6726/
Petcash6715/
Pagkash6714/
Peskosh677/
Pheakos676/
Paakash675/
Peckous674/
Pagkeas674/
Pekatch672/
Pockajs672/
Pieňkos672/
Peskach672/
Peacost671/
Pecauts671/
Ppakash671/
Piekazz671/
Pakkash671/
Vphikas671/
Paykhas671/
Packajs671/
Packass671/
Piekoss671/
Pecahas671/
Pekache671/
Pekağaç671/
Pekhosh671/
Pitkasz671/
Phokkas671/
Peecase670/

Pekas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekas in the Hindi language
पेकशpekasa66.67
प्रकासprakasa33.33
Pekas in the Russian language
Пекасpekas-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pekas
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