Where Does The Last Name Peks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Peks (Russian: Пекс) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Pēks. For other potential spellings of Peks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,666,404^th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Peks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Peks reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Peks is also the 1,994,417^th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 47 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live. Outside of Germany Peks occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 18 percent live.

Peks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Peks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.