Peklić Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Peklić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Peklić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia701:60,40911,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Peklic (7) & Peklič (4) are calculated separately.

Peklić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peklić has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can be found as a variant: Peklic or Peklič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peklić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Peklić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Peklić are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 60,409. In Croatia Peklić is primarily found in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 44 percent live, Istria County, where 27 percent live and Brod-Posavina County, where 13 percent live. Aside from Croatia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peklic947/
Peklič944/
Peklich7757/
Peklicz7717/
Pekhlich711/
Pieklicz711/
Poklič6769/
Peklez677/
Paclić672/
Peklych62108/
Paikliz621/
Pocklitz5741/
Poklitsch5311/
Pekletsova5049/
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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 Peklić
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