Pekeh Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Pekeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pekeh (38) may also be a first name.
Pekeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pekeh is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekeh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pekeh is the 2,776,799th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Pekeh are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 38 people.
It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 737,356. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Malacca, where 40 percent are found, Selangor, where 28 percent are found and Johor, where 18 percent are found. Barring Malaysia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Pekeh
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