Pekin Surname
Approximately 3,994 people bear this surname
Pekin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,616 | 1:29,748 | 3,285 |
| Australia | 462 | 1:58,432 | 7,107 |
| Russia | 452 | 1:318,856 | 32,239 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| Bulgaria | 40 | 1:174,473 | 9,768 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Pékin (4) are calculated separately.
Pekin (212) may also be a first name.
Pekin Demographics
Pekin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Pekin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pekin (Hindi: पेकिन, Russian: Пекин) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Pékin. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pekin is the 115,574th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,824,623 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Pekin reside; 58 percent reside in West Asia and 58 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 620,917th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 212 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,616 people, or 1 in 29,748. In Turkey Pekin is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 11 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Pekin exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.
Pekin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pekin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 591 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pekin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (76%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Pekin surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pekin earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $48,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.97% more than the national average, earning $82,955 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pekin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pekin in the Hindi language | ||
| पेकिन | pekina | - |
| Pekin in the Russian language | ||
| Пекин | pekin | - |
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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 Pekin
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