Pekić Surname
Approximately 2,922 people bear this surname
Pekić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,022 | 1:3,460 | 698 |
| Serbia | 845 | 1:8,456 | 1,005 |
| Croatia | 568 | 1:7,445 | 1,193 |
| Montenegro | 461 | 1:1,387 | 276 |
| Slovenia | 14 | 1:177,691 | 14,620 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pekic (433), Pekiç (37) & Pekič (5) are calculated separately.
Pekić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pekić is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pekic, Pekiç or Pekič. For other possible spellings of Pekić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 150,823rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,494,027 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pekić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 3,460. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Pekić is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 48 percent are found, Brčko District, where 32 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent are found. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Pekić exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 29 percent are found and Croatia, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pekic | 93 | 433 | / |
| Pekiç | 93 | 37 | / |
| Pekič | 93 | 5 | / |
| Pejkić | 91 | 556 | / |
| Peskić | 91 | 40 | / |
| Peškić | 91 | 32 | / |
| Pecić | 80 | 1,296 | / |
| Pakić | 80 | 205 | / |
| Pekiz | 80 | 129 | / |
| Pikić | 80 | 93 | / |
| Pokić | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pajkić | 73 | 1,358 | / |
| Pekich | 73 | 230 | / |
| Pujkić | 73 | 72 | / |
| Pejkic | 73 | 55 | / |
| Piskić | 73 | 45 | / |
| Pejcić | 73 | 41 | / |
| Peicić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pechić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pojskić | 67 | 78 | / |
| Peckich | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pekiğci | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pojckić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pekkhiz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pekić
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