Pekeler Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pekeler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekeler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany881:914,83564,706
Turkey571:1,365,28855,259
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

Pekeler Last Name Facts

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

Pekeler is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pekeler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekeler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,453,389th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Pekeler live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Hamburg, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany Pekeler exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 39 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekele922,175/
Pekeleu8627/
Pekeles8615/
Pekelei8612/
Piekele863/
Pekelir862/
Pekehle861/
Phekele861/
Petkele861/
Pekeley861/
Peketle861/
Pfekele861/
Pekhele861/
Pickeler802/
Pekhelei801/
Pekile77146/
Pekeli7772/
Pikele7771/
Pekela7770/
Peikeilei751/
Pykeleu7139/
Pekelys7117/
Pekitle7113/
Peekile717/
Pekyles714/
Petkeli714/
Pechele712/
Phekela712/
Pikaler712/
Phekile711/
Peccele711/
Pakaler711/
Phikele711/
Peckela711/
Pekkela711/
Pickele710/
Petkelis6780/
Pikesley6741/
Peckelis6713/
Pequelet676/
Peskelis671/
Phakaler671/
Pikelech671/
Pickeles671/
Pekkeeli671/
Peaceley671/

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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
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  • 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 Pekeler
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