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Where Does The Last Name Peko Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Peko (Hindi: पेको, Marathi: पेको, Russian: Пеко, Tibetan: པད་རྐོ།) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Pekó, Péko or Pékó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 150,758^th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,492,321 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Peko live; 19 percent live in Southern Africa and 19 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Peko is also the 226,269^th most widely held first name in the world, held by 1,223 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 110,567. In South Africa Peko is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Peko Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Peko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Peko last name expanded 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peko Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Peko last name are 11.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peko earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.3% less than the national average, earning 203,163 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1117.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 236,023 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.33% less than the national average, earning R 153,672 per year and in United States they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $51,882 USD per year.