Peker Surname
Approximately 34,158 people bear this surname
Peker Surname User-submission:
The surname Peker means 'strong', 'impervious', 'brave' in Turkish.
Peker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 31,978 | 1:2,434 | 353 |
| Germany | 438 | 1:183,802 | 21,451 |
| Argentina | 325 | 1:131,518 | 11,138 |
| France | 324 | 1:205,008 | 31,862 |
| United States | 246 | 1:1,473,410 | 100,696 |
| Denmark | 92 | 1:61,356 | 6,206 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 1:191,900 | 26,970 |
| Sweden | 85 | 1:115,844 | 8,286 |
| Ukraine | 83 | 1:548,466 | 61,456 |
| Russia | 83 | 1:1,736,422 | 113,466 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Northern Cyprus | 39 | 1:8,180 | 1,959 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Peker (146) may also be a first name.
Peker Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Peker means 'strong', 'impervious', 'brave' in Turkish.
- dempekPeker Demographics
Average Peker Salary in
United States
$44,514 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Peker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peker in the Russian language | ||
| Пекер | peker | - |
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Footnotes
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