Pekir Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Pekir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 68 | 1:1,129,155 | 49,899 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Pekir (59) may also be a first name.
Pekir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pekir is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,047,559th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pekir live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name in the world, held by 59 people.
The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,129,155. In Iran it is most frequent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 96 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 1 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Iran Pekir occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Pekir
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