View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Pekus (Russian: Пекус) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pékus. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 1,028,911^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name Pekus occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Pekus live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,900,335^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 544,206. In Turkey Pekus is most prevalent in: Siirt Province, where 92 percent live, Ankara Province, where 4 percent live and Mugla Province, where 3 percent live. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent live and Belarus, where 7 percent live.

Pekus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pekus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pekus last name increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pekus Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pekus last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Pekus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $50,482 USD per year.