Pekau Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

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

Pekau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Solomon Islands271:21,4834,219
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Pekau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekau occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Pekau are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 42 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 41 percent reside, Central, where 32 percent reside and Gulf, where 15 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Pekau Last Name Statistics demography

Pekau earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pedkau9187/
Paekau9180/
Peukau913/
Peka896,410/
Peku89912/
Pecku80935/
Peeka80690/
Pekuz80577/
Pakau80498/
Pekha80395/
Pekka80353/
Pheku80340/
Pekou80286/
Pejka80278/
Pfeka80143/
Paeka80130/
Pekaz80125/
Pekah80121/
Pieka80117/
Pekai80116/
Peaka80110/
Pegka8095/
Pekay8077/
Pekaj8075/
Pekea8069/
Peuka8060/
Peika8049/
Pehka8039/
Pekui8036/
Pokau8036/
Pheka8022/
Peeku8022/
Pekač8020/
Pecau8018/
Pikau8018/
Pekae8017/
Bpeka8015/
Peaku8013/
Pekku807/
Pekca807/
Peuku806/
Poeku806/
Pekaa804/
Pekhu803/
Pekeu803/
Peyka802/
Pekoa802/
Poeka802/
Peacu801/
Pieku801/
Pešku801/
Pekaš801/
Peekhaus77129/
Peckhaus77122/
Pecaut73432/
Piecka73199/
Pekija73190/
Pekuya73184/
Petkeu73163/
Pekush73162/
Pekaha73162/
Pecaud73126/
Piekaj73122/
Peikou73114/
Peckat73106/
Peckeu7399/
Peckus7383/
Pettka7382/
Pätkau7377/
Piejka7364/
Pegkou7352/
Pekhas7350/
Peekay7349/
Pikaus7342/
Pekaye7337/
Petkai7330/
Peskay7328/
Pekkuz7328/
Paekah7326/
Pekacz7326/
Peekaa7317/
Peakhu7317/
Pekaya7315/
Petcka7312/
Piekka7311/
Pejška739/
Pekats739/
Peckay739/
Phetka738/
Pfekai737/
Peeska737/
Peakaa735/
Pekkat735/
Peikai735/
Peckaj734/
Pakayu734/
Peheka734/
Pheeka734/
Peukhu733/
Pekeya733/
Phakau733/
Pekaia733/
Peikas732/
Peukui732/
Pagkau732/
Pekcay732/
Pitkau732/
Paikau732/
Peka'a732/
Pekout732/
Pejska732/
Pekayo732/
Pokauh731/
Peddka731/
Peedka731/
Peekat731/
Peetka731/
Peicka731/
Peikad731/
Pekhai731/
Pekoya731/
Pekuye731/
Peukha731/
Peskai731/
Peskka731/
Pecaux731/
Piekou731/
Peukah731/
Peukeu731/
Peykad731/
Peykat731/
Petkač731/
Phekai731/
Phekha731/
Peakay731/
Peckai731/
Pehkeu731/
Peikeu731/
Peekah731/
Pekayi731/
Pekkas731/
Pekuss731/
Peskou731/
Peekka731/
Pekeus731/
Petkut731/
Poekha731/
Pehkui731/
Pecaup731/
Peakat731/
Peekup730/
Peaqua730/
Pescka730/
Paecka730/
Peshkahiu711/
Paka6764,305/
Poku6728,278/
Pika678,966/
Pyka678,166/
Poka677,014/
Paku675,297/
Peca673,253/
Piku67908/
Pekó67144/
Pekkaya67134/
Peccaud6780/
Petkutė6779/
Pekhuya6777/
Pettkus6774/
Phetkai6763/
Pecault6743/
Phetkad6735/
Pikajou6734/
Pekeuho6725/
Peqa6721/
Phetkat6720/
Píka6719/
Pecu6713/
Phekkas6713/
Peicaud6711/
Peashka6710/
Pekasch679/
Petkhai678/
Peykhah677/
Phetkas677/
Phekayo676/
Pechkai676/
Pekusch675/
Pekkhad675/
Peckous674/
Pekouet674/
Peekhay674/
Peckhus673/
Peshkaj673/
Pekatch672/
Péka672/
Pekkhat672/
Pekouya672/
Peskach672/
Peckutė672/
Peekhah672/
Phetkap672/
Pecauts671/
Peckeux671/
Peeshka671/
Phakkau671/
Pekhaiy671/
Peskaya671/
Peskoia671/
Pethkas671/
Pekayee671/
Paekaji671/
Peykash671/
Petkoup671/
Pehekap671/
Pekahah671/
Pekağaç671/
Pekouji671/
Pockhau671/
Peekapp671/
Peakadh671/
Phetkut671/
Petkhad671/
Petkawe671/
Peikayi671/
Pechkas671/
Peckuid670/

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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 Pekau
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