Pekile Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pekile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho781:26,0585,159
South Africa671:808,62254,680
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Pekile (12) may also be a first name.

Pekile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekile occurs most in Lesotho. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekile? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pekile are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 26,058. In Lesotho Pekile is most numerous in: Qacha's Nek District, where 85 percent live, Maseru District, where 10 percent live and Berea District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 46 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Pekile Last Name Statistics demography

Pekile earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning R 262,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekitle9213/
Peekile927/
Pekille926/
Phekile921/
Pekle9195/
Pekele832,175/
Pecile83917/
Pekale83100/
Pokile8398/
Pekgil8320/
Peicle8313/
Pakile839/
Pikile838/
Pekhle837/
Peckle837/
Pekili832/
Pekule831/
Peekle831/
Peikeilei801/
Pekhale772,042/
Pekeler77147/
Pikitle7778/
Pekkilä7735/
Pekeleu7727/
Pekilis7718/
Pekeles7715/
Pekelei7712/
Peccile7712/
Pechile7711/
Pekkili7711/
Pekalee776/
Pakilie776/
Pekyles774/
Pikkile774/
Piekele773/
Phikile772/
Pfekele771/
Pekhele771/
Peekili771/
Peekale771/
Pakkile771/
Petkele771/
Pakaile771/
Peketle771/
Pekeley771/
Phekele771/
Pekehle771/
Pekkila771/
Pikle73147/
Pecle7315/
Picle7311/
Phokoile717/
Phokuile715/
Pickitle714/
Pekhelei711/
Pikittle711/
Pikitlee711/
Pequitle711/
Peakkili711/
Pickle674,743/
Pikili671,481/
Pikale67637/
Pakili67325/
Pakele67284/
Pokule67192/
Pakule67160/
Pikila67116/
Pokili6796/
Pekeli6772/
Pikele6771/
Pekela6770/
Pikule6737/
Pykilä6729/
Poqele6715/
Pecili6714/
Pecoil6714/
Pekuly677/
Picale677/
Picule674/
Pokele673/
Pécile672/
Pecail671/
Pecale671/
Peqale671/
Piķele671/
Paikle671/
Paqele671/
Pecilj671/
Piceil671/

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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
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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 Pekile
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