Pekoyo Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pekoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pekoyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekoyo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekoyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Pekoyo is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Pekoyo are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Pekoyo is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 93 percent reside, Harare Province, where 3 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 3 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Pekoyo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekoy914/
Pekeyo8355/
Pakoyo8313/
Pokoyo834/
Pekayo832/
Piekoy831/
Pekojo831/
Pekoya831/
Phekayo776/
Pekouya772/
Pescoyo771/
Pekey73771/
Pekou73286/
Pecoy73124/
Pekay7377/
Pokoy7376/
Pakoy7370/
Pekoe7330/
Pikoy7314/
Pekoi733/
Pekoa732/
Pekye732/
Pecayo672,714/
Pekiyi67184/
Pekuya67184/
Peikou67114/
Pakoya6756/
Pegkou6752/
Peekay6749/
Pokoya6737/
Pekaye6737/
Pokhoy6733/
Peckey6731/
Packoy6731/
Peskay6728/
Pakayo6718/
Pacoyo6715/
Pekaya6715/
Pekeyi6712/
Peckay679/
Pikayo679/
Pakiyo676/
Peekey675/
Phokoy673/
Phekoe673/
Pekeya673/
Pokoye673/
Peakey672/
Pekout672/
Piskoy672/
Pekkey672/
Pakhoy672/
Pakoye672/
Pykojo672/
Pekcay672/
Peskou671/
Pitkoy671/
Poykoy671/
Pakuyo671/
Piekou671/
Phakoy671/
Poikoy671/
Peekoe671/
Peakay671/
Pokojo671/
Peacoy671/
Peikey671/
Pekuye671/
Pecojo671/
Pekoie671/
Pekayi671/

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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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