Pekez Surname

319,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pekez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4431:7,9831,619
Serbia3881:18,4152,135
Croatia1551:27,2815,642
Slovenia581:42,8917,610
Turkey521:1,496,56658,441
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Pekez Last Name Facts

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

Pekez (Russian: Пекез) has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pekez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pekez is the 319,360th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,223,353 people. Pekez occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Pekez live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 7,983. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 91 percent live, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent live and Brčko District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 33 percent live and Croatia, where 13 percent live.

Pekez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pekez last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Pekez earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.69% more than the national average, earning $68,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peketz9136/
Pekeč80239/
Pekiz80129/
Pekes8080/
Pekeş8052/
Pekec8031/
Pecez801/
Petkes73750/
Peakes73246/
Peikes73134/
Pakezh7345/
Peskes7333/
Peukes7324/
Piketz7320/
Pequez7315/
Packez7310/
Pekech738/
Peekes737/
Poekes736/
Petkeš736/
Pokecz735/
Pekese734/
Petkeş734/
Pakhez731/
Pekejs731/
Pekecs731/
Peicez731/
Pekeus731/
Pekise731/
Peckes730/
Piekes730/
Pekeche67444/
Pekeshe67351/
Pakhezh67171/
Poeckes67163/
Peachez6716/
Peychez673/
Pakeezh671/
Pequeuz671/
Pekkhiz671/
Petkess671/
Pettkeš671/
Pekesse671/

Pekez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekez in the Russian language
Пекезpekez-

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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 Pekez
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