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 last name Pekhe occurs most in Lesotho. It may also be found as a variant: Pékhé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekhe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Pekhe is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Pekhe reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pekhe is also the 992,070th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 92 people.
The last name Pekhe is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Quthing District, where 100 percent reside. Beside Lesotho Pekhe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
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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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