Pekosi Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pekosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pekosi (45) may also be a first name.

Pekosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekosi is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekosi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Pekosi occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Pekosi are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 49 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkosit867/
Petkosis861/
Pakosi8347/
Pekose8341/
Pokosi8318/
Pekusi8312/
Pekasi8311/
Pekesi839/
Pykosi831/
Phetkosai80103/
Petkousis8023/
Petkoussi801/
Pakhosi77131/
Pekasih7742/
Pokossi7729/
Pekusić776/
Pekashi773/
Pekessi772/
Pakosie772/
Pakosai772/
Pescosi771/
Pekouji771/
Pakoshi771/
Pikosie771/
Petkashi7110/
Pakoussi719/
Phakosai712/
Pecoschi712/
Petkoczi712/
Peckozić712/
Petkatsi711/
Pejkusić711/
Pakasi672,492/
Pakose67536/
Pokose6767/
Pikasi6732/
Pakoci6721/
Pokasi6721/
Picosi6718/
Pakhoushi6715/
Pecosa6713/
Paikoshyi677/
Pekusa677/
Pikosa675/
Pikusi674/
Pekese674/
Petkozich673/
Pocasi672/
Petkozits672/
Pakesi672/
Pekuse672/
Pacosi671/
Pakosy671/
Paikousis671/
Pecose671/
Pekasa671/
Pikose671/
Pikozi671/
Phetkhose671/
Pykosa671/
Pokesi671/
Pekase671/
Pokozi671/
Pakozi671/
Peckhouse670/

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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 Pekosi
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