Pekdoğan Surname

231,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Pekdoğan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Pekdoğan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,7101:45,5104,602
Northern Cyprus351:9,1152,267

The alternate forms: Pekdogan (3) are calculated separately.

Pekdoğan Last Name Facts

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

Pekdoğan is found most in Turkey. It may also appear as: Pekdogan. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekdoğan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 231,565th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,176,244 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Pekdoğan live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Pekdoğan is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,710 people, or 1 in 45,510. In Turkey Pekdoğan is primarily found in: Diyarbakir Province, where 34 percent reside, Kirikkale Province, where 28 percent reside and Malatya Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekdogan963/
Pakdoğan8819/
Bekdoğan881/
Bekdogan7535/
Büyükdoğan67428/

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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 Pekdoğan
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