Pendeka Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pendeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pendeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Pendeka (48) may also be a first name.

Pendeka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pendeka occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pendeka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Pendeka is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pendeka live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 35,851. Other than Botswana it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pendeska9326/
Pendeki86407/
Pendeke86233/
Pendika8656/
Pendeca865/
Pendaka862/
Pendoka861/
Pendekos8012/
Pendecki8011/
Pendeski801/
Pendeker801/
Pndeke771/
Pindheska757/
Pendeckie751/
Pendica71171/
Pindika7162/
Pendice716/
Pendyke713/
Pendiki712/
Pendike712/
Pendoko712/
Pindaka711/
Penndecast710/
Pendycki677/
Pendyski676/
Pendiski672/
Pindikaa671/
Pendecost631/
Pendycast630/
Pindike572/
Pindiko572/
Pendoco571/
Pindyski5310/
Pindycki538/
Pindicas531/
Pendicott500/

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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 Pendeka
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