Pekecha Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Pekecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 14 | 1:145,183 | 12,726 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
Pekecha Demographics
Average Pekecha Salary in
South Africa
R 89,580
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Pekecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pekecha is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekecha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pekecha live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 145,183. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 100 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 42 percent reside.
Pekecha Last Name Statistics demography
Pekecha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.3% less than the national average, earning R 89,580 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pekeche | 86 | 444 | / |
| Pekechi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pekecho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pfekeche | 80 | 158 | / |
| Pecechea | 80 | 38 | / |
| Phekeche | 80 | 6 | / |
| Peketsha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pockecha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pakechay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pekica | 77 | 101 | / |
| Pekeza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pakeechay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pakeechai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pakacha | 71 | 232 | / |
| Pikicha | 71 | 27 | / |
| Pikacha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Peceche | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pecheza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokacha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peketsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakicha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfakacha | 67 | 195 | / |
| Pecochea | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pfekedza | 67 | 22 | / |
| Piecocha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Phakheechay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pokachai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pekhytsa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phokacha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peecayco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paquecha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phakacha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pekecha
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