Pekeshe Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Pekeshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 302 | 1:152,914 | 12,145 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
Pekeshe Demographics
Average Pekeshe Salary in
South Africa
R 127,500
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Pekeshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekeshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pekeshe is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekeshe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 799,576th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pekeshe live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 152,914. In Kenya Pekeshe is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent live, Kwale County, where 0 percent live and Machakos County, where 0 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Pekeshe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Pekeshe surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Pekeshe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.35% less than the national average, earning R 127,500 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfekeshe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pekese | 92 | 4 | / |
| Pekesha | 86 | 6 | / |
| Pekesse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pekesee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pekes | 83 | 80 | / |
| Pfeketse | 80 | 9 | / |
| Phekeche | 80 | 6 | / |
| Petkes | 77 | 750 | / |
| Peakes | 77 | 246 | / |
| Peikes | 77 | 134 | / |
| Pekish | 77 | 54 | / |
| Peskes | 77 | 33 | / |
| Peukes | 77 | 24 | / |
| Pikesh | 77 | 22 | / |
| Pakese | 77 | 15 | / |
| Pekesi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Pekech | 77 | 8 | / |
| Peekes | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pekesa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pekysh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pekeus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pekejs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Piekes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peckes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peshqeshe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pikashe | 71 | 327 | / |
| Pekeşer | 71 | 57 | / |
| Pekasih | 71 | 42 | / |
| Pikesch | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pekesoa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pequese | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pikishe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pokoshe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pekashi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pakashe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pakishe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pekessi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pekaseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokeshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peskesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phecese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petkess | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakeshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peckish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peecase | 71 | 0 | / |
| Peces | 67 | 1,498 | / |
| Pekez | 67 | 1,171 | / |
| Pikes | 67 | 583 | / |
| Pekeč | 67 | 239 | / |
| Peschkes | 67 | 212 | / |
| Phikashe | 67 | 106 | / |
| Pekeş | 67 | 52 | / |
| Pakhashe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pekis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pykes | 67 | 18 | / |
| Peshkess | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pakisheh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Peskesci | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phokoshe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Paikashe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakkesee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phekesoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakeishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakheshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peaceshi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pekeshe
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