Pekó Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pekó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1431:68,6457,042
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Peko (2,924), Pékó (117) & Péko (4) are calculated separately.

Pekó Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekó is found most in Hungary. It can also occur in the variant forms: Peko, Pékó or Péko. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekó? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Pekó is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pekó live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Pekó is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 68,645. In Hungary Pekó is primarily found in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 33 percent are found, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 27 percent are found and Budapest, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary Pekó is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peko922,924/
Pékó92117/
Petkó89172/
Pejkó89132/
Peskó8917/
Peckó8910/
Péko834/
Pettkó8023/
Peka756,410/
Peku75912/
Pikó75497/
Pakó7562/
Pokó7529/
Pheko678,292/
Pecku67935/
Pecko67917/
Peeka67690/
Pekuz67577/
Pekha67395/
Pokój67366/
Pekka67353/
Pheku67340/
Pekou67286/
Pejka67278/
Pejko67227/
Peiko67147/
Pfeka67143/
Paeka67130/
Pekaz67125/
Pekah67121/
Pieka67117/
Peaka67110/
Peyko67108/
Pekau6797/
Pegka6795/
Pajkó6777/
Pekko6774/
Peuka6760/
Peika6749/
Pekáč6749/
Pehka6739/
Pekui6736/
Pekho6735/
Piskó6735/
Pekoe6730/
Pieko6729/
Paeko6723/
Pheka6722/
Peeku6722/
Pekoč6721/
Pekač6720/
Peuko6719/
Pitkó6718/
Peako6715/
Bpeka6715/
Peaku6713/
Pickó678/
Pekca677/
Pekku677/
Pehko676/
Peuku676/
Pezko676/
Peeko675/
Pekaa674/
Pekoy674/
Pekeu673/
Pekoh673/
Pekoi673/
Pekhu673/
Pekoa672/
Poeka672/
Pekoć672/
Peyka672/
Pekoo672/
Pokkó671/
Pekaš671/
Pešku671/
Pieku671/

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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 Pekó
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