Pekshen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Pekshen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekshen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Pekshen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekshen (Russian: Пекшен) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekshen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pekshen is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Pekshen are found; 43 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,326,302. In Bulgaria Pekshen is primarily found in: Haskovo Province, where 67 percent reside and Pleven Province, where 33 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peksen9259/
Pekshin86122/
Pecksen8648/
Pokshen8622/
Pekshyn8617/
Pieksen869/
Peaksen861/
Pecshen861/
Peksene861/
Pekshina8068/
Pekshyna8016/
Peecksen808/
Peksiene801/
Piksen77100/
Pecsen7774/
Peksin7735/
Peksem771/
Pekchetin752/
Piekschön751/
Pakshin71300/
Pokshin7143/
Pechsen7110/
Pekcene712/
Pegshin711/
Pikshin711/
Picksen711/
Phiksen711/
Pekçetin67665/
Peksayın6724/
Pekcetin674/
Pikshina672/
Pekšienė672/
Pickchen672/
Pechsaen672/
Pakhshin671/
Peikchin671/
Pecseyne671/

Pekshen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekshen in the Russian language
Пекшенpeksen-

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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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  • 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 Pekshen
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