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 occurs most in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pekeng is the 3,055,934th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Pekeng is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pekeng are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pekeng is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 4,266,103. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

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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