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

The surname Pekur (Russian: Пекур) occurs most in Ukraine. It can occur as a variant: Pekür. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 404,308th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Pekur live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 586 people, or 1 in 77,684. In Ukraine it is most common in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 47 percent live, Kiev, where 22 percent live and Kiev Oblast, where 10 percent live. Not including Ukraine Pekur is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 12 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

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 surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pekur
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