Pekyer Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Pekyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Pekyer Last Name Facts

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

Pekyer is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Pekyer live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Pekyer is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,705,782. In Turkey Pekyer is most numerous in: Ankara Province, where 48 percent reside, Tekirdag Province, where 29 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 4 percent reside and Hungary, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekye912/
Pekeur832,629/
Pekeer8352/
Pekier8318/
Pekuer831/
Pekear831/
Pekuyar7751/
Piekeur7712/
Pekiert771/
Peukier771/
Pekie7331/
Pekge734/
Pikye734/
Pekkehir711/
Peskie67197/
Peceur67179/
Pakier6765/
Petkie678/
Pikeer677/
Pekour675/
Piekie675/
Phekge674/
Peakheart674/
Pekieh672/
Peckie672/
Pekyaa671/
Peakie671/
Peke'e671/
Pehkeu671/
Pikier671/
Pekuir671/
Pekehi671/
Peekie670/

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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 Pekyer
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