Pekna Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pekna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1631:279,28036,023
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
India81:95,883,173728,828
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pekná (200) & Pěkná (455) are calculated separately.

Pekna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekna (Russian: Пекна) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pekná or Pěkná. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pekna is the 1,155,901st most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Pekna occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Pekna live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 279,280. In Ukraine Pekna is mostly found in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 26 percent reside, Volyn Oblast, where 21 percent reside and Lviv Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 7 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Pekna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekná93200/
Piekna9125/
Pekhna9111/
Peekna9110/
Peknay915/
Peknaz911/
Pěkná87455/
Peknaya83137/
Pecknay838/
Peikena831/
Pikna80540/
Pekny80433/
Pakna80289/
Pekný80239/
Pekni8031/
Pokna8027/
Pekne8017/
Pecna801/
Pykna801/
Peqna801/
Peknhaus773/
Pekienna771/
Pekhno73299/
Piekny73259/
Peknyi73205/
Pokhna7378/
Phakna7337/
Peckne7319/
Peknyy7318/
Piekni7318/
Peknit7310/
Pekney739/
Peknez739/
Phekni734/
Piekný734/
Piekná733/
Pekniy733/
Pekhne732/
Paknai731/
Pecnha731/
Peknis731/
Pecnas731/
Pakinna67226/
Peknych6755/
Pecnais6731/
Piekney6725/
Paikena6722/
Peckner6721/
Pekhnei6714/
Peikene6714/
Pecknyo6712/
Peckney6710/
Peknich679/
Pieknei674/
Pecnaia672/
Pekhner671/
Peiknei671/
Peknotz670/
Pocknay670/

Pekna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekna in the Russian language
Пекнаpekna-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pekna
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