Pekra Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Pekra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel171:503,39037,521
India101:76,706,538639,611
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Pekra (16) may also be a first name.

Pekra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekra occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pekra is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Pekra reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Israel, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 503,390. In Israel Pekra is mostly found in: Northern District, where 76 percent reside and Haifa District, where 24 percent reside. Other than Israel it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekhra9119/
Pekroa917/
Petkra911/
Peykra911/
Paekra911/
Pekkra911/
Petkrai8312/
Phetkra834/
Peukrai832/
Piekrza831/
Peeckra831/
Pakra80423/
Pekri80255/
Pokra8035/
Pekry805/
Pykra802/
Pekre802/
Pikra801/
Pecra801/
Phetkrai7717/
Pettkrai772/
Pechkrai771/
Phetkray771/
Pakray731,208/
Paikra73428/
Peckre7382/
Pekriz7376/
Pekrui7342/
Peykro7321/
Pakhra7318/
Pakrah7317/
Pokhra7311/
Pakrai738/
Pakrea737/
Pekrei734/
Packra734/
Peykri732/
Piekro732/
Pekrit732/
Pekrój732/
Peikre732/
Phakra732/
Piecra731/
Peikri731/
Paykra731/
Pakkra731/
Pokrai731/
Pikroa731/
Ppekri731/
Pykrai731/
Paikera67560/
Paikray67383/
Petkrod6798/
Packray6729/
Puikera6710/
Phokrai679/
Pitkrat675/
Paikrha672/
Pehekro671/
Pakreah671/
Pakraha671/
Pakhhra671/
Peikere671/
Pesqura671/
Ppekris671/
Paikroa671/
Pickrad671/
Pekrich671/
Pokhray671/
Phikroa671/

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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 Pekra
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