Pekene Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Pekene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 235 | 1:753,799 | 34,148 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pekene (64) may also be a first name.
Pekene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pekene (Russian: Пекене) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekene? popularity and diffusion
It is the 961,438th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Pekene are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pekene is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 64 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 753,799. In Nigeria Pekene is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent are found, Rivers, where 9 percent are found and Delta, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Cuba, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peikene | 92 | 14 | / |
| Pekcene | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pekiene | 92 | 2 | / |
| Piekiene | 86 | 5 | / |
| Peckiene | 86 | 4 | / |
| Peckeney | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pekane | 83 | 435 | / |
| Pecene | 83 | 46 | / |
| Pakene | 83 | 16 | / |
| Pikene | 83 | 13 | / |
| Pekine | 83 | 8 | / |
| Pekena | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pekeni | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pokene | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pekone | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pekean | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pekein | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pechene | 77 | 4,299 | / |
| Pekesen | 77 | 682 | / |
| Pekişen | 77 | 65 | / |
| Pekesin | 77 | 22 | / |
| Pekesni | 77 | 12 | / |
| Pekaine | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pikeine | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pikener | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pickene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pequene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pekenio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pikiene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pekyner | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pykener | 77 | 2 | / |
| Paekeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poekeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakaene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakiene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phekane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peikena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peskeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pekenai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Petkean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peketen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pickener | 71 | 20 | / |
| Pfekenyi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Puikiene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pickeney | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petkeang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phokoene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peykaneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peychene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peshkeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Piekanee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokane | 67 | 636 | / |
| Pakane | 67 | 398 | / |
| Peceny | 67 | 150 | / |
| Pecone | 67 | 95 | / |
| Pikane | 67 | 81 | / |
| Pekani | 67 | 77 | / |
| Pecine | 67 | 65 | / |
| Pokeni | 67 | 59 | / |
| Pokone | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pakeni | 67 | 38 | / |
| Pakine | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pakone | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pekoni | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pikeni | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pekhin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pekgin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pekini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pikine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Picene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pikhen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pikone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pikena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pekain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pekany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pecane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pickeyney | 67 | 0 | / |
Pekene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pekene in the Russian language | ||
| Пекене | pekene | - |
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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 Pekene
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