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Where Does The Last Name Peker Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Peker (Russian: Пекер) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peker? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 16,275^th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 213,348 people. Peker is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Peker reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 763,528^th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 146 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 31,978 people, or 1 in 2,434. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 9 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Peker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Peker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peker last name expanded 911 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States Peker are 16.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Peker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.61% less than the national average, earning 160,543 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $44,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.75% more than the national average, earning $61,980 CAD per year.