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 carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pekir reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Pekir is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 59 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,129,155. In Iran it is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 96 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 1 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

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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