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

Pekney (Russian: Пекней) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pekney is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Pekney are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pekney is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Pekney is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 22 percent are found and Moldova, where 22 percent are found.

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
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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 Pekney
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