Pekham Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pekham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India301:25,568,846339,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Pekham (156) may also be a first name.

Pekham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekham (Marathi: पेखाम) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pekham are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pekham is also the 735,679th most common forename globally It is held by 156 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India it is primarily found in: Manipur, where 100 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Pekham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pekham has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peckham9211,021/
Petkham9216/
Pekkham927/
Piekham924/
Peakham923/
Peekham922/
Pekam91590/
Phaekham8629/
Phoekham862/
Peckhaam861/
Peackham860/
Poeckham860/
Pakham83734/
Piekam83126/
Pokham8361/
Pejham8319/
Pecham8318/
Pikham8318/
Peckam8314/
Petkam8314/
Peekam835/
Peukam834/
Paekam832/
Peikam831/
Peskam831/
Pekhom831/
Poekam831/
Peykam831/
Peakam830/
Pheukkham801/
Phaehkham801/
Phakham775,415/
Packham775,102/
Phokham77400/
Peacham77249/
Pickham77210/
Pokkham77110/
Puikham7720/
Piecham7718/
Peshkam7718/
Phetkam7716/
Pakkham778/
Petcham775/
Puykham775/
Pechham774/
Pechaim774/
Peckahm773/
Peckhom772/
Phikham772/
Pechgam771/
Piokham771/
Pitkham771/
Petkhom771/
Pagkham771/
Peakaim771/
Peakhom771/
Pockham770/
Pokam735,512/
Pakam733,608/
Pikam7397/
Pejam7318/
Pykam737/
Pekom735/
Pecam734/
Phiokham712,407/
Phaikham71100/
Phakkham7183/
Petchame7130/
Pouykham7114/
Phokkham719/
Petchaim714/
Phetkhom713/
Phaykham712/
Phetcham711/
Paidkham711/
Phokaham711/
Pichkham711/
Phuykham711/
Pheakhom711/
Petcheam711/
Peukkhom711/
Petkhoom711/
Peckheim710/
Peccccckham710/
Pakhom67278/
Phokam67208/
Pakkam67142/
Picham67133/
Packam67100/
Paakam6783/
Phakam6780/
Paikam6755/
Phijam6753/
Pokkam6724/
Peycam6719/
Pokhom6716/
Pokaim679/
Puykam679/
Peyjam675/
Paykam674/
Pidkam674/
Pockam674/
Ppakam674/
Phetchaum674/
Petkom674/
Pikkam672/
Pajham672/
Peijam672/
Phakom672/
Phikam672/
Pojham672/
Piskam672/
Pakaam671/
Païkam671/
Pakaim671/
Pakeam671/
Phacam671/
Pehkom671/
Pekoum671/
Pohkam671/
Poikam671/
Pokeam671/
Ppokam671/
Piokam671/
Pheichaum671/
Phocam671/
Pytkam671/
Phacom671/
Pagkam671/
Pickam670/
Peckom670/

Pekham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekham in the Marathi language
पेखामpekhama-

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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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  • 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 Pekham
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