Pekeche Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pekeche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekeche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3401:5,9781,241
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Pekeche (31) may also be a first name.

Pekeche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekeche is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pekeche.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekeche? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pekeche is the 672,867th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. Pekeche occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pekeche live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pekeche is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 31 people.

The last name Pekeche is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 5,978. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 36 percent reside, Leribe District, where 26 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 19 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Pekeche Last Name Statistics demography

Pekeche earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.69% less than the national average, earning R 98,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfekeche93158/
Phekeche936/
Pekech928/
Pekecha8624/
Pekechi8610/
Peceche865/
Pekache861/
Pakeche861/
Pekec8331/
Pecechea8038/
Pekich77230/
Pekege7710/
Pekecs771/
Pekeje771/
Pecech770/
Pekaichie752/
Pecache71264/
Pecoche7155/
Peckich7131/
Peachez7116/
Pekhych714/
Peychez713/
Peskich711/
Pikoche711/
Pekez671,171/
Pekic67433/
Pekeč67239/
Pikec67105/
Peychets6742/
Pecochea6741/
Peichets6719/
Pfeketse679/
Pakeuchi672/
Pakechay671/
Peketsha671/
Pecheche671/
Pakhache671/
Pfekedze671/
Pecochie670/

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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 Pekeche
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