Pekolj Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pekolj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekolj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4051:6,1421,300
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pekolj Last Name Facts

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

Pekolj is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekolj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 699,651st most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pekolj live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Pekolj is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 6,142. In Slovenia Pekolj is mostly concentrated in: Southeast Slovenia, where 65 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 26 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 7 percent live. Beside Slovenia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peckolj921/
Pekola83417/
Pekoli8382/
Pekkola77827/
Pekoula77250/
Phekola77236/
Pecolaj7799/
Peikola7712/
Pekouli776/
Pehkola773/
Phekole771/
Piekola771/
Petkoli771/
Pekolla771/
Peekola771/
Piekkola71233/
Pecollaj71206/
Pekkolay71138/
Pekoulis7118/
Pekoulai712/
Pekkkola711/
Pekele672,175/
Pekala672,039/
Pikoli671,339/
Pekula67320/
Pikelj67218/
Peskoller67199/
Pokoli67184/
Pecalj67173/
Pekali67163/
Pikola67122/
Pekale67100/
Pekeli6772/
Pakole6758/
Pecoli6749/
Pokole6744/
Pokoly6725/
Pakoli6723/
Pecola6719/
Pekuly677/
Pehekoula676/
Pikoly675/
Pecole675/
Pakelj672/
Pikole672/
Pekule671/
Pykola671/
Pekaly671/

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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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  • 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 Pekolj
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