Pekija Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Pekija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 144 | 1:24,558 | 4,079 |
| Serbia | 39 | 1:183,204 | 11,620 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Pekija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pekija is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekija? popularity and diffusion
Pekija is the 1,227,038th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pekija live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 24,558. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Pekija is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Pekija occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 2 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 Pekija
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