Peklaj Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Peklaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peklaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3531:7,0471,572
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Peklaj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peklaj Come From? nationality or country of origin

Peklaj is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peklaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 785,023rd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Peklaj are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Peklaj is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 7,047. In Slovenia Peklaj is mostly found in: Central Slovenia, where 99 percent live, Central Sava, where 0 percent live and Savinja, where 0 percent live. Other than Slovenia Peklaj is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekla91117/
Peklay8329/
Peekla838/
Pekkla834/
Petkla832/
Peklia832/
Poekla831/
Piekla831/
Peklau831/
Phekla831/
Peakla831/
Phetkla7733/
Petklai7718/
Peaklai775/
Pechkla772/
Petklay772/
Peklarz771/
Pekhlay771/
Pekkloa771/
Petklad771/
Petklap771/
Peaklay771/
Pakla731,344/
Pikla73116/
Pekle7395/
Pekli7387/
Pokla7371/
Pecla7353/
Pekly737/
Poklj731/
Pieklarz7152/
Phetklap7145/
Phetklay7112/
Phetklai7112/
Phetklat719/
Phaeklai714/
Pechklai714/
Pechklay712/
Peakhlai711/
Phechkla711/
Pethklai711/
Pechklad711/
Peclat67768/
Pekler67150/
Pakkla6783/
Piskla6750/
Pegkli6728/
Phetkhlai6725/
Peclea6721/
Poklay6718/
Pekley6715/
Peykli6713/
Peikli6713/
Pahkla6713/
Packla6711/
Pähkla678/
Peklez677/
Pekhle677/
Peckle677/
Phakla675/
Poklea675/
Pekhli675/
Paklah675/
Paklay675/
Pockla672/
Peekly672/
Piekle672/
Piklai672/
Paikla672/
Peklis671/
Peekle671/
Piekła671/
Pikkla671/
Piklla671/
Peckly671/
Phechklai671/
Peclac671/

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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 Peklaj
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