Where Does The Last Name Pekis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pekis is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Pekiş. For other possible spellings of Pekis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 3,957,383^rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Pekis is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Pekis are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pekis is also the 1,504,468^th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 45 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Pekis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pekis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pekis surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.