Pequena Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Pequena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pequena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5121:418,11415,879
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
São Tomé and Príncipe91:19,7141,083
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England31:18,572,686338,250
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brunei11:418,7313,893
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Pequena (44) may also be a first name.

Pequena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pequena occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pequena? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 526,285th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,830,432 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Pequena reside; 84 percent reside in South America and 83 percent reside in Luso-South America. Pequena is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 418,114. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Ceará, where 17 percent are found, Rio Grande do Norte, where 11 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 9 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pequena
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