Pekrek Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pekrek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekrek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pekrek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekrek is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekrek? popularity and diffusion

Pekrek is the 5,587,209th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Pekrek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Pekrek reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Pekrek is most widespread in Czechia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,181,497. In Czechia Pekrek is most numerous in: Prague, where 44 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 22 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 22 percent live. Outside of Czechia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 8 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakhrekh711/
Pedcreek711/
Pakreg6713/
Pokrik671/
Pakrik671/
Pacrek671/
Piskrec6246/
Pakhrik621/
Pakrikh621/
Packrick570/
Pickreigh533/
Pecrix5043/
Pakrig5010/
Pecrik505/
Pacreg501/
Pokric501/

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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 Pekrek
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