Pekşen Surname
Approximately 5,772 people bear this surname
Pekşen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 5,745 | 1:13,546 | 1,712 |
| Northern Cyprus | 21 | 1:15,191 | 3,865 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Peksen (59) are calculated separately.
Pekşen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekşen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pekşen occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Peksen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekşen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pekşen is the 83,788th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,262,569 people. The surname Pekşen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Pekşen are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Pekşen is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 5,745 people, or 1 in 13,546. In Turkey Pekşen is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 10 percent live and Samsun Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Turkey Pekşen is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peksen | 94 | 59 | / |
| Pekişen | 92 | 65 | / |
| Bekşen | 83 | 459 | / |
| Pekşin | 83 | 109 | / |
| Pekesen | 77 | 682 | / |
| Peksena | 77 | 55 | / |
| Pecksen | 77 | 48 | / |
| Pekesin | 77 | 22 | / |
| Pekesni | 77 | 12 | / |
| Pieksen | 77 | 9 | / |
| Pekisen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pekcene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pyakşen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peksene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peaksen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peecksen | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pekšienė | 71 | 2 | / |
| Peksiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pekiseni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pekosena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pekson | 67 | 190 | / |
| Peksan | 67 | 118 | / |
| Piksen | 67 | 100 | / |
| Pecsen | 67 | 74 | / |
| Peksin | 67 | 35 | / |
| Paksen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Peksun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Poksen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pexeni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekçen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beksen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pexenn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Puksen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pekşen
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