Peknice Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Peknice Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peknice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Pěknice (39) are calculated separately.

Peknice Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peknice occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pěknice. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peknice? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Peknice reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Peknice is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Peknice is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 100 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live and Czechia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pěknice9539/
Peknich869/
Pieknica803/
Peknez779/
Peknis771/
Pieknicka751/
Peeknitze750/
Peknych7155/
Pěknica7111/
Pecknets670/
Picknicki632/
Pyknis6242/
Piknis6210/
Pecnais5731/
Picknes575/
Pecnikaj5359/
Pecnikay534/
Pykhnych531/
Pickness531/

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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 Peknice
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