Peker Surname

16,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Peker Surname User-submission:

The surname Peker means 'strong', 'impervious', 'brave' in Turkish.

Peker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey31,9781:2,434353
Germany4381:183,80221,451
Argentina3251:131,51811,138
France3241:205,00831,862
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Denmark921:61,3566,206
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Sweden851:115,8448,286
Ukraine831:548,46661,456
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
Canada481:767,61660,775
Northern Cyprus391:8,1801,959
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Australia281:964,13257,058
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
England161:3,482,379114,324
Austria161:532,21549,801
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Peker (146) may also be a first name.

Peker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Peker means 'strong', 'impervious', 'brave' in Turkish.

- dempek

Peker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peker (Russian: Пекер) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,275th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 213,348 people. Peker is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Peker are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 763,528th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 146 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 31,978 people, or 1 in 2,434. In Turkey Peker is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 9 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name exists 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 prevalency of Peker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peker surname increased 911 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Peker surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Peker surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.44% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peuker912,858/
Pekeur912,629/
Peaker911,332/
Peiker911,081/
Petker911,028/
Pecker91649/
Pekker91629/
Peyker91226/
Peeker9175/
Pekert9173/
Pekeer9152/
Pekier9118/
Pekere9114/
Poeker919/
Paeker919/
Pieker915/
Pekher913/
Pehker913/
Pejker912/
Pekear911/
Peisker831,948/
Peucker83548/
Peißker83103/
Poecker8389/
Peesker8383/
Peckert8376/
Pettker8351/
Peycker8350/
Peicker8333/
Peykert8320/
Pekhert8313/
Piekeur8312/
Piecker838/
Pejkert835/
Pechker834/
Pethker833/
Peckerd833/
Peacker833/
Petkher833/
Petkerd833/
Pekkere831/
Pfekere831/
Peukier831/
Phekere831/
Peikere831/
Pessker831/
Peikerh831/
Paekker830/
Paker803,233/
Piker801,320/
Poker80509/
Pekir8084/
Pöker8043/
Pecer8022/
Pyker803/
Pekre802/
Peqer801/
Peickert77150/
Pekerová7735/
Peissker7714/
Pechkerd774/
Peiszker773/
Phetkerd772/
Pekerova771/
Peijcker771/
Pheckerd771/
Phetkert771/
Pheacker770/
Packer7322,591/
Pecher736,629/
Picker735,142/
Paiker73751/
Pakeer73409/
Pakher73378/
Pokker73277/
Pocker73260/
Pakker73244/
Pioker73233/
Pikker73205/
Peckre7382/
Pakier7365/
Pysker7349/
Pequer7349/
Pikeur7343/
Pöcker7339/
Pahker7324/
Poyker7318/
Pikere7316/
Phaker7314/
Pikert7314/
Poiker7310/
Pißker738/
Pikeer737/
Phekir734/
Pekkir734/
Peacer733/
Pokher732/
Pakerh732/
Pohker732/
Pijker732/
Pökert732/
Pajker732/
Paqeer732/
Peikre732/
Pakeur732/
Puiker731/
Peakjr731/
Peckjr731/
Phoker731/
Pikher731/
Pakeir731/
Payker731/
Pedkir731/
Pokehr731/
Päkert731/
Pekuir731/
Pikier731/
Pikerd730/
Peikerová7128/
Peakheart714/
Peikerova711/
Packeer672,782/
Pickert672,752/
Peacher671,405/
Pajkert67455/
Peecher67313/
Pesquer67299/
Pickerd67284/
Piszker67280/
Päckert67225/
Pikkert67208/
Paikert67152/
Peicher67119/
Pakkeer6784/
Peycher6781/
Paisker6750/
Pequeur6743/
Poisker6732/
Puijker6730/
Paykert6727/
Phacker6719/
Peccher6717/
Phakeer6716/
Paizker6713/
Pittker6712/
Pöckert6712/
Packier6710/
Phaqeer679/
Pojkert678/
Pikkeur676/
Pakkier675/
Pakheer674/
Pecquer673/
Pequier673/
Pickier672/
Phakker672/
Pickeur672/
Peahcer671/
Poycker671/
Pfakeer671/
Pizzker671/
Phokher671/
Paicker671/
Pajkier671/
Phokeer671/
Pissker671/
Piokker671/
Poicker671/
Pockehr671/
Poykert671/
Pichker671/
Piequer671/
Picheer671/
Pakkeur670/
Packerr670/
Pegcher670/

Peker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peker in the Russian language
Пекерpeker-

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