Pekur Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pekur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5861:77,68411,111
Turkey1061:734,16436,999
Russia861:1,675,849110,706
Belarus831:114,47116,895
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Pekür (1) are calculated separately.

Pekur Last Name Facts

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

Pekur (Russian: Пекур) occurs most in Ukraine. It may occur as: Pekür. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 404,308th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. The surname Pekur occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Pekur reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Pekur is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 586 people, or 1 in 77,684. In Ukraine Pekur is most frequent in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 47 percent are found, Kiev, where 22 percent are found and Kiev Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Pekur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pekur last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekür931/
Pekeur912,629/
Pekure91299/
Pekcur9114/
Piekur9111/
Pekkur9111/
Peskur916/
Pekhur916/
Pekour915/
Petkur914/
Pekuir911/
Pekgur911/
Peshkur83591/
Pechkur83123/
Piekeur8312/
Piekurz831/
Peckcur830/
Pakur80383/
Pikur80189/
Pekor8083/
Pykur8023/
Pokur8018/
Pecur801/
Pekurova7751/
Pethkure774/
Pykhur73768/
Piskur73557/
Piškur73462/
Pikhur73186/
Peceur73179/
Pyskur73127/
Pakaur7395/
Pikkur7361/
Pecure7347/
Pikeur7343/
Piqeur7315/
Pikure7311/
Phakur7310/
Pickur737/
Phokur736/
Pikaur736/
Pokkur733/
Pakeur732/
Peakor731/
Peekor731/
Pakhur731/
Peckor731/
Pitkur731/
Paakur731/
Piekor731/
Pecour730/
Pekhurova7125/
Peckurova712/
Pecheur671,484/
Pychkur671,228/
Pecourt67824/
Piekorz67804/
Pichkur67344/
Piqueur67184/
Pishkur67103/
Pequeur6743/
Pécheur6714/
Piskurz6713/
Pikkeur676/
Pècheur673/
Pecurre672/
Pickure672/
Pickeur672/
Picheur671/
Peekorh671/
Pyskhur671/
Piskure671/
Pecuire671/
Phakuir671/
Pickurt670/
Pakkeur670/
Pecaurd670/

Pekur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekur in the Russian language
Пекурpekur-

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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 Pekur
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