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) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Pekaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 571,325th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Pekas live; 37 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pekas is also the 675,152nd most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 182 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States Pekas is most prevalent in: South Dakota, where 25 percent reside, Colorado, where 16 percent reside and North Dakota, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 31 percent reside and The Philippines, where 19 percent reside.

Pekas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pekas last name are 18.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
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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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