Peko Surname
Approximately 2,924 people bear this surname
Peko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 490 | 1:110,567 | 13,306 |
| Uganda | 284 | 1:137,462 | 12,498 |
| Papua New Guinea | 271 | 1:30,088 | 3,437 |
| Croatia | 241 | 1:17,546 | 3,572 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| United States | 183 | 1:1,980,650 | 127,499 |
| Congo | 174 | 1:28,673 | 3,006 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Indonesia | 115 | 1:1,149,993 | 82,063 |
| Slovakia | 99 | 1:53,904 | 10,413 |
| Ivory Coast | 89 | 1:259,227 | 10,202 |
| Lesotho | 77 | 1:26,397 | 5,202 |
| American Samoa | 61 | 1:914 | 108 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| Albania | 39 | 1:74,719 | 8,285 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| Turkey | 33 | 1:2,358,225 | 75,877 |
| Serbia | 33 | 1:216,514 | 12,757 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | 1:117,880 | 9,113 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Pekó (144), Péko (4) & Pékó (117) are calculated separately.
Peko (1,223) may also be a first name.
Peko Demographics
Average Peko Salary in
United States
$51,882 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peko (Hindi: पेको, Marathi: पेको, Russian: Пеко, Tibetan: པད་རྐོ།) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pekó, Péko or Pékó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 150,758th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,492,321 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 226,269th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 1,223 people.
The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 110,567. In South Africa Peko is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa Peko occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.
Peko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peko last name increased 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Peko Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Peko last name are 11.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.44% registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Peko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peko in the Tibetan language | ||
| པད་རྐོ། | péko | - |
| Peko in the Hindi language | ||
| पेको | peko | - |
| Peko in the Marathi language | ||
| पेको | peko | 60 |
| पॅको | peko | 40 |
| Peko in the Russian language | ||
| Пеко | peko | - |
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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 Peko
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