Pekeyake Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Pekeyake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekeyake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Pekeyake (6) may also be a first name.

Pekeyake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekeyake is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pekeyake click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekeyake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Pekeyake is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pekeyake are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 6 people.

The last name Pekeyake is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhekeyake821/
Pekekue80148/
Pekekeu803/
Pekhake801/
Pekeuke801/
Pekakue801/
Pekakwe801/
Pekweke801/
Bekeake801/
Pekak77235/
Pekek777/
Pekekoue75114/
Pekkıyak7513/
Pekuekeu752/
Pekwekeh751/
Pekakoue751/
Pekkiyak751/
Pekeko71120/
Bekeke7137/
Pakake7136/
Bekake7113/
Pokake719/
Pekako714/
Pakkeyaka712/
Pekaka712/
Pekhyk711/
Pekouakeu711/
Pekoke711/
Pbekak711/
Phetkheak711/
Pekouekeu711/
Pecake711/
Bekwake6735/
Pekacki6728/
Pekiaka6727/
Pikuyak6716/
Pekweko6716/
Pekacka677/
Pekuaka676/
Pokiyak674/
Pakakeu674/
Pkak672/
Pekekuo672/
Bekeako671/
Buekeke671/
Pokakeu671/
Pawekek671/
Pekekou671/
Pekieko671/
Pekokeh671/
Pegakeu671/
Pkyk671/
Bukyake671/
Bekekeh671/
Bekyaka671/
Pouekeukeu671/
Peckoak670/
Pckeaka670/

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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
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  • 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 Pekeyake
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