Pekney Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Pekney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103

Pekney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekney (Russian: Пекней) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Pekney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Pekney reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Pekney is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Pekney is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 22 percent live and Moldova, where 22 percent live.

Pekney Last Name Statistics demography

Pekney earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piekney9225/
Peckney9210/
Pekny91433/
Pekne9117/
Piekny83259/
Peknyi83205/
Peckne8319/
Peknyy8318/
Pakney8311/
Peknez839/
Pikney839/
Peknay835/
Pekniy833/
Pekhne832/
Pokney831/
Pickney771,353/
Peknaya77137/
Pockney7768/
Peknych7755/
Peckner7721/
Pekhnei7714/
Peikene7714/
Pecknyo7712/
Pecknay778/
Pecknoe776/
Pokneye775/
Pieknei774/
Pekhner771/
Peiknei771/
Packney770/
Pekný73239/
Pekna73207/
Pekná73200/
Pakne7340/
Pekni7331/
Pokne737/
Pikne732/
Pikny731/
Pecny731/
Pokny731/
Pecknett711/
Pekengne711/
Pokinney711/
Pekhnehr711/
Pisckney710/
Puickney710/
Pecknets710/
Phickney710/
Paknee672,776/
Pakneh67654/
Paknie6740/
Pickny6727/
Piekna6725/
Pykner6724/
Piekni6718/
Paknei6717/
Pekhna6711/
Peekna6710/
Peknit6710/
Pékner679/
Pecnei679/
Piekný674/
Phekni674/
Piekná673/
Pecner672/
Picney672/
Pakneu671/
Peknaz671/
D'Pickney671/
Phakne671/
Piknoy671/
Peknis671/
Phokne671/
Paknoy671/

Pekney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekney in the Russian language
Пекнейpeknej-

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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 Pekney
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