Peqani Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Peqani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peqani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo1161:16,0512,072
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Albania31:971,35222,477
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Peqani Last Name Facts

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

Peqani is carried by more people in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peqani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peqani is the 1,544,715th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Peqani live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kosovo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 16,051. In Kosovo Peqani is primarily found in: District of Pristina, where 86 percent reside, District of Prizren, where 13 percent reside and District of Ferizaj, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kosovo Peqani occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 8 percent reside and Albania, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecani83361/
Pekani8377/
Poqani8314/
Piqani838/
Paqani832/
Peqoni831/
Peykani77521/
Phekani77513/
Pekkani7735/
Peakani7716/
Pecanis7711/
Petkani772/
Pekhani772/
Pequeni772/
Pekaani771/
Peqanha771/
Peikani771/
Pekanie771/
Peykhani71262/
Pecanich7115/
Petkanis718/
Petkhani712/
Pescaniy711/
Piekanie711/
Pakani67597/
Pikani67513/
Pekane67435/
Pekana67232/
Pokani67133/
Peconi67117/
Pecana6792/
Pokeni6759/
Picani6759/
Piqoni6754/
Pocani6740/
Pakeni6738/
Pekoni6721/
Pikeni6720/
Petkanich6720/
Pakoni677/
Pecany673/
Pekeni672/
Piqana671/
Pykani671/
Peqona671/
Pequeinio671/
Pecane671/
Pekany671/

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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 Peqani
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