Pekh Surname

229,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,3521:33,6714,878
Russia2531:569,65650,931
Iran771:997,17646,104
Belarus711:133,81819,062
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Pékh (13) are calculated separately.

Pekh (23) may also be a first name.

Pekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekh (Russian: Пех) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Pékh. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pekh is the 229,810th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,135,951 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Pekh reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Pekh is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,352 people, or 1 in 33,671. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Volyn Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 32 percent are found and Ternopil Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Pekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pekh surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Pekh are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pékh9213/
Peykh89145/
Pekhd899/
Pekhe899/
Pekht893/
Pekhs892/
Peckh891/
Peskh891/
Pek8611,857/
Phekhe809/
Phetkh805/
Petkhe801/
Pech75100,451/
Peck7577,144/
Peek7520,860/
Peak7513,165/
Piek753,856/
Peyk752,065/
Peke751,894/
Pykh751,360/
Peik75458/
Pekk75227/
Phek75219/
Pehk75134/
Pikh75113/
Pekx7531/
Peuk7527/
Pehc7516/
Pegh7513/
Pešk752/
Pejh752/
Peqk752/
Pehx751/
Pejk751/
Hpek751/
Pekq751/
Pegk751/
Pehj751/
Pekhova731,027/
Peach6718,146/
Peake6715,156/
Piech677,842/
Peche676,971/
Pheak675,415/
Petch674,570/
Pieck671,607/
Peugh671,508/
Pecht671,359/
Peuch671,176/
Peeke67595/
Peech67557/
Peick67500/
Peeck67414/
Peych67373/
Peich67188/
Pfeke67123/
Pekke6797/
Pesck6775/
Peigh6771/
Peške6755/
Pecke6753/
Pheke6750/
Pheck6732/
Peack6730/
Pechs6725/
Peyke6724/
Paikh6724/
Peike6719/
Peyck6718/
Peiks6711/
Paykh6711/
Pekks6710/
Phech677/
Petők676/
Peuck675/
Phetk675/
Pezke674/
Pejch674/
Pheuk673/
Poeyk672/
Pesks672/
Pehgh672/
Pessk672/
Pehyk672/
Peetk671/
Pheik671/
Petck671/
Piekk671/
Piegh671/
Peckt671/
Peegh671/
Pidkh671/
Pezks671/
Phikh671/
Pikhs671/
Peidk671/
Pekšs671/
Pejck671/
Pejhe671/
Pejke671/
Peshk671/
Pľech671/
Pheek671/
Peesk671/
Pegkc671/
Pedck671/
Peagk671/
Bpehx671/
Peisk670/

Pekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekh in the Russian language
Пехpeh-

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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 Pekh
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