Peku Surname

388,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Peku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Albania311:94,0029,372
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Montenegro171:37,6212,828
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Peku (448) may also be a first name.

Peku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peku (Hindi: पेकू, Marathi: पेकु, Oriya: େପକୁ, Russian: Пеку) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Peku.

How Common Is The Last Name Peku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 388,780th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,990,730 people. Peku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Peku are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 404,611th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 448 people.

Peku is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Beside Ghana Peku is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Peku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Peku last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Peku last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.09% less than the national average, earning R 54,432 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecku89935/
Pekuz89577/
Pheku89340/
Pekou89286/
Pekau8997/
Pekui8936/
Peeku8922/
Peaku8913/
Pekku897/
Peuku896/
Poeku896/
Pekhu893/
Pekeu893/
Pieku891/
Pešku891/
Petkeu80163/
Pekush80162/
Peikou80114/
Peckeu8099/
Pedkau8087/
Peckus8083/
Paekau8080/
Pegkou8052/
Pekkuz8028/
Peakhu8017/
Peukhu803/
Peukau803/
Peukui802/
Pekout802/
Piekou801/
Peukeu801/
Peikeu801/
Pekuss801/
Peskou801/
Pekeus801/
Petkut801/
Pehkui801/
Peekup800/
Poku7528,278/
Paku755,297/
Piku75908/
Pekó75144/
Pecu7513/
Petkutė7379/
Pettkus7374/
Pekusch735/
Peckous734/
Peckhus733/
Peckutė732/
Peckeux731/
Petkoup731/
Phetkut731/
Peckuid730/
Petcu6725,130/
Phaku674,918/
Phoku674,401/
Pykus67619/
Pakau67498/
Peicu67380/
Paaku67330/
Pogku67257/
Pecou67245/
Pakui67241/
Pakeu67154/
Pakku67150/
Pejkó67132/
Peekhaus67129/
Peckhaus67122/
Pykuz67110/
Pikou6799/
Paiku6782/
Piceu6775/
Pescu6759/
Phiku6756/
Pecus6752/
Pikku6744/
Payku6744/
Pecuh6741/
Pykhu6740/
Phetkhut6739/
Pecuš6737/
Pokau6736/
Pekoe6730/
Pikuz6720/
Pokku6720/
Pecau6718/
Pikau6718/
Packu6717/
Pecut6714/
Pikui6713/
Peckó6710/
Peccu679/
Pocku678/
Peceu677/
Pikuš677/
Pakhu675/
Pokui674/
Pokhu673/
Pikhu673/
Pahku672/
Pokuu672/
Poiku672/
Pekoo672/
Pikuś672/
Peacu671/
Pegcu671/
Ppaku671/
Pakuy671/
Piekouha671/
Pikeu671/
Pikuş671/
Peshkouh671/
Pékou671/
Pékus671/
Pioku671/

Peku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peku in the Oriya language
େପକୁepaku-
Peku in the Hindi language
पेकूpeku80
पेकुpeku20
Peku in the Marathi language
पेकुpeku60.71
पेकूpeku35.71
पंेकुpameku3.57
Peku in the Russian language
Пекуpeku-

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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 Peku
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