Pekoyo Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Pekoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Pekoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pekoyo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekoyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Pekoyo reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe Pekoyo is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 93 percent live, Harare Province, where 3 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Pekoyo is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pekoy | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pekeyo | 83 | 55 | / |
| Pakoyo | 83 | 13 | / |
| Pokoyo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pekayo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Piekoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pekojo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pekoya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phekayo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pekouya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pescoyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pekey | 73 | 771 | / |
| Pekou | 73 | 286 | / |
| Pecoy | 73 | 124 | / |
| Pekay | 73 | 77 | / |
| Pokoy | 73 | 76 | / |
| Pakoy | 73 | 70 | / |
| Pekoe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Pikoy | 73 | 14 | / |
| Pekoi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pekoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pekye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pecayo | 67 | 2,714 | / |
| Pekiyi | 67 | 184 | / |
| Pekuya | 67 | 184 | / |
| Peikou | 67 | 114 | / |
| Pakoya | 67 | 56 | / |
| Pegkou | 67 | 52 | / |
| Peekay | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pokoya | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pekaye | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pokhoy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Peckey | 67 | 31 | / |
| Packoy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Peskay | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pakayo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pacoyo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pekaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pekeyi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Peckay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pikayo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pakiyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Peekey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phokoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phekoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pekeya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pokoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peakey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pekout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Piskoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pekkey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakhoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakoye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pykojo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pekcay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peskou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pitkoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poykoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakuyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phakoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poikoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peekoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peakay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peacoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peikey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pekuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pecojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pekoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pekayi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pekoyo
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