Pekova Surname
Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname
Pekova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 468 | 1:14,912 | 1,494 |
| Russia | 411 | 1:350,664 | 34,768 |
| Turkey | 58 | 1:1,341,749 | 54,680 |
| Ukraine | 27 | 1:1,686,026 | 128,013 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| North Macedonia | 13 | 1:161,652 | 11,967 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Peková (572) & Péková (126) are calculated separately.
Pekova Demographics
Pekova Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Pekova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pekova (Russian: Пекова) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Peková or Péková. Click here for other possible spellings of Pekova.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekova? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 355,117th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pekova reside; 52 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 468 people, or 1 in 14,912. In Bulgaria Pekova is most common in: Vidin Province, where 30 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 24 percent reside and Vratsa Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Bulgaria it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 40 percent reside and Turkey, where 6 percent reside.
Pekova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Pekova surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pekova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pekova in the Russian language | ||
| Пекова | pekova | - |
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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 Pekova
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