Pekefe Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pekefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pekefe 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
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901

Pekefe (14) may also be a first name.

Pekefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekefe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekefe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pekefe live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Pekefe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon Pekefe is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 81 percent live, North Region, where 17 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Turkey, where 4 percent live.

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
Pekefa832/
Pakefe831/
Petkeev7735/
Pakeife772/
Peskeev771/
Pokeefe770/
Pikeev67108/
Pakofe677/
Pekiev671/
Pikeew671/
Pakife671/
Peykeb671/
Pechkkeew671/
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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 Pekefe
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