Pekaye Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Pekaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
Pekaye (146) may also be a first name.
Pekaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pekaye occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Pekaye are found; 54 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 54 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 763,528th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 146 people.
The surname Pekaye is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Pekaye is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 65 percent reside and National Capital District, where 35 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 46 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Pekaye
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