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

The surname Peklaj is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peklaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 785,023rd most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Peklaj live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 7,047. In Slovenia Peklaj is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 99 percent live, Central Sava, where 0 percent live and Savinja, where 0 percent live. Aside from Slovenia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Peklaj
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