Pekić Surname

150,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Pekić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,0221:3,460698
Serbia8451:8,4561,005
Croatia5681:7,4451,193
Montenegro4611:1,387276
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekic93433/
Pekiç9337/
Pekič935/
Pejkić91556/
Peskić9140/
Peškić9132/
Pecić801,296/
Pakić80205/
Pekiz80129/
Pikić8093/
Pokić8011/
Pajkić731,358/
Pekich73230/
Pujkić7372/
Pejkic7355/
Piskić7345/
Pejcić7341/
Peicić732/
Pechić731/
Pojskić6778/
Peckich6731/
Pekiğci6710/
Pojckić673/
Pekkhiz671/

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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 Pekić
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