Pekens Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pekens (14) may also be a first name.

Pekens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekens (Russian: Пекенс) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pekens is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Pekens reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pekens is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 144,123,056. Not including Russia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Pekens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pekens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pekens surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peskens92324/
Peckens92286/
Peukens9224/
Petkens9215/
Peykens921/
Piekens921/
Peyskens86244/
Poeckens8623/
Pieckens861/
Pettkens861/
Pekins83129/
Pikens8311/
Pecens833/
Pekenç833/
Peckensch801/
Pickens7721,570/
Peckins77159/
Peskins7714/
Paikens777/
Petkins776/
Peakins773/
Peekins772/
Pikcens772/
Pechens771/
Pezkins771/
Packens771/
Peikins770/
Pockens770/
Pekkins770/
Puyskens7115/
Pickenns712/
Puiskens712/
Poickens711/
Pickeens711/
Peyskems711/
Pakins676/
Pecins675/
Pikins674/
Pickns674/
Picens674/
Pokins672/
Pakyns671/
Pykins671/

Pekens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekens in the Russian language
Пекенсpekens-

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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 Pekens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis