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
The surname Pekeh is found most in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekeh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Pekeh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Pekeh reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pekeh is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 38 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 737,356. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Malacca, where 40 percent are found, Selangor, where 28 percent are found and Johor, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it is found 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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