Pekir Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pekir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran681:1,129,15549,899
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

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 found most frequently in Iran. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pekir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pekir live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Pekir is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 59 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,129,155. In Iran Pekir is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 96 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 1 percent live and Kerman Province, where 1 percent live. Beside Iran it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekier9118/
Pekkir914/
Phekir914/
Pekuir911/
Pedkir911/
Peukier831/
Peker8034,158/
Pakir802,441/
Pikir80188/
Pokir8041/
Pekre802/
Phakir7335,540/
Peuker732,858/
Pekeur732,629/
Peaker731,332/
Peiker731,081/
Petker731,028/
Pecker73649/
Pekker73629/
Packir73468/
Paikir73422/
Pakkir73403/
Peyker73226/
Pechir73207/
Pikire7393/
Peckre7382/
Pyskir7378/
Peeker7375/
Pekert7373/
Pakhir7367/
Pakier7365/
Pekeer7352/
Pekere7314/
Phokir7310/
Poeker739/
Paeker739/
Pakair738/
Pitkir735/
Pieker735/
Pfakir734/
Piskir733/
Pehker733/
Pekher733/
Peikre732/
Pejker732/
Phikir731/
Pekear731/
Pakeir731/
Pikier731/
Peckjr731/
Peakjr731/
Pecoir730/
Peisker671,948/
Peucker67548/
Peicher67119/
Peißker67103/
Poecker6789/
Peesker6783/
Peckert6776/
Pettker6751/
Peycker6750/
Phakkir6739/
Peicker6733/
Peykert6720/
Pekhert6713/
Piekeur6712/
Packier6710/
Piecker678/
Pakkier675/
Pejkert675/
Phakhir675/
Pechker674/
Peckerd673/
Petkher673/
Pequier673/
Petkerd673/
Peacker673/
Pethker673/
Pahakir672/
Pickier672/
Pfekere671/
Peikerh671/
Pekkere671/
Piskirz671/
Pessker671/
Peikere671/
Pecuire671/
Phekere671/
Phakuir671/
Pajkier671/
Paekker670/
Pecaire670/

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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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  • 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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