Pekhe Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Pekhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Pékhé (1) are calculated separately.
Pekhe (92) may also be a first name.
Pekhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pekhe is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Pékhé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekhe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Pekhe occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Pekhe reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 92 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Pekhe is mostly found in: Quthing District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
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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 Pekhe
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