Pekenya Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Pekenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 48 | 1:42,345 | 7,084 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Pekenya (22) may also be a first name.
Pekenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pekenya is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Pekenya reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 22 people.
Pekenya is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 42,345. In Lesotho Pekenya is most common in: Maseru District, where 96 percent reside, Leribe District, where 2 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfekenya | 93 | 32 | / |
| Pekenia | 86 | 6 | / |
| Pikenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pekenio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pekigna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pequenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pecenija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pequegnat | 63 | 144 | / |
| Pecheneha | 63 | 27 | / |
| Pecenio | 57 | 1,209 | / |
| Peqqeña | 57 | 2 | / |
| Peqqueña | 53 | 213 | / |
| Pequenio | 53 | 24 | / |
| Pequenho | 53 | 8 | / |
| Ppequeña | 53 | 5 | / |
| Pequegnot | 50 | 208 | / |
| Pequigney | 50 | 58 | / |
| Pequignat | 50 | 11 | / |
| Péquegnat | 50 | 11 | / |
| Ppeqqueña | 50 | 3 | / |
| Pequeinio | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pecchenio | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pesquinia | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Pekenya
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