Pekyan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pekyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Pekyan Last Name Facts

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

Pekyan is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Pekyan are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 12,797,087. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent live. Apart from Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakyan838/
Pekian833/
Pokyan832/
Piskyan771/
Peckjian715/
Phetkian714/
Peckjain712/
Pakian67163/
Pakjan6726/
Phetkiang675/
Pokian671/
Pokjan671/
Pheakchean631/
Paykian628/
Pakihan627/
Phakyon624/
Pechian621/
Pojkean621/
Phakjan621/
Pakijan621/
Pakhian621/
Phakhian5711/
Peiqiang575/
Pitkjaan572/
Peackiam571/
Phaikhian5318/
Phitkhian536/
Pokion504/
Piceon501/
Pecián501/
Pikion501/
Pakeon501/

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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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  • 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 Pekyan
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