Pekeno Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pekeno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekeno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pekeno (6) may also be a first name.

Pekeno Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekeno is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pekeno click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekeno? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Pekeno live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 6 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Pekeno is mostly concentrated in: Western, where 80 percent are found and Morobe, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pikeno8341/
Pekino8311/
Peceno839/
Pekena834/
Peqeno833/
Pekano832/
Pykeno832/
Pequeno7717,226/
Peckyno7736/
Piskeno771/
Pekenah771/
Peikena771/
Peuqeno771/
Pequenho718/
Pequenos717/
Pequeino711/
Pequieno711/
Pekina67566/
Pakena67380/
Pekana67232/
Pequegnot67208/
Pakino67175/
Pokino67119/
Pecena6789/
Pakano6783/
Peceño6775/
Pokono6758/
Pekyna6746/
Pikano6727/
Phiketnoi6719/
Pokena676/
Pakono673/
Peqeño671/
Ppeqqueno671/
Pokano671/
Pikino671/
Pikena671/

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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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  • 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 Pekeno
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