Pekeng Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pekeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Pekeng (10) may also be a first name.

Pekeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekeng is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekeng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Pekeng occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Pekeng live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 76 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pekeng is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 4,266,103. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peckeng9216/
Petkeng921/
Peikeng921/
Pekengue861/
Peking83145/
Pakeng83130/
Peceng8316/
Peqeng8315/
Pekenc837/
Pikeng831/
Pokeng831/
Phokeng77233/
Pakoeng7748/
Pecoeng7735/
Pecking7725/
Phakeng7711/
Pokaeng7710/
Petking775/
Pieking771/
Peiceng771/
Pakaeng771/
Pohkeng771/
Pickeng771/
Poecking715/
Pechking714/
Piecoeng714/
Peicheng713/
Phokaeng713/
Pickenng713/
Phetking712/
Paking67315/
Poking67197/
Piking67132/
Pecing6715/
Pekingová678/
Piceng673/
Phuikoeng671/

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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 Pekeng
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