Pekün Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Pekün Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekün Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1781:437,19925,899
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098

Pekün Last Name Facts

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

Pekün has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekün? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. Pekün is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Pekün live; 75 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 437,199. In Turkey Pekün is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 31 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 29 percent reside and Canakkale Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekn891/
Pekin803,994/
Peken80364/
Pökün8091/
Pekyn8038/
Pekne8017/
Pekön806/
Pakün804/
Peekn801/
Pekina73566/
Pieken73107/
Peakin73107/
Peikin7397/
Peeken7377/
Peiken7363/
Pekyna7346/
Poekin7336/
Peckin7329/
Peckne7319/
Petkyn7313/
Peskyn7313/
Peykin739/
Pekgin738/
Pekenc737/
Pecken737/
Pezkin735/
Pekkin733/
Pekien732/
Pekhne732/
Pejken732/
Poeken732/
Piekin731/
Peaken731/
Pedkin731/
Peyken730/
Peskind67119/
Pecn6773/
Peshkyn6771/
Pechkyn6748/
Peknova6729/
Peszkin6724/
Pesskin6720/
Peckeng6716/
Peikene6714/
Peykina6710/
Piecken677/
Petking675/
Peckina672/
Pekienė672/
Phekkin672/
Pokn671/
Peysken671/
Pekkina671/
Petkeng671/
Peaskin670/

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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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  • 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 Pekün
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