Pequis Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Argentina

Pequis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pequis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Pequis Last Name Facts

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

Pequis is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pequis? popularity and diffusion

Pequis is the 2,203,767th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Pequis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Pequis live; 58 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Pequis is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 3,374,607. In The Philippines Pequis is most common in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 80 percent live, Western Visayas, where 13 percent live and Central Luzon, where 3 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Pequis occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pequies920/
Pequi91248/
Pedquist863/
Pecquois862/
Pecquais861/
Peaquist861/
Pequit831,406/
Paquis83835/
Poquis83231/
Pequiz83129/
Peques8382/
Pesqui8335/
Peguis8326/
Piquis8313/
Peqi8012/
Piquois7744/
Pesques7731/
Pequich7717/
Poiquis7710/
Pequese776/
Pegques772/
Pecques772/
Peiques771/
Paquies771/
Peeguis771/
Pesquei771/
Pequees770/
Peque731,379/
Pecis73839/
Peuki73254/
Piqui73169/
Peiqi7381/
Pegui7359/
Pekui7336/
Pekis7325/
Peqit731/
Pettquoi711/
Pegues674,857/
Poquiz674,458/
Paques671,201/
Poiqui671,122/
Piques67703/
Paquiz67554/
Pequet67390/
Piquit67318/
Pesque67194/
Peikes67134/
Pecque67113/
Pequay67102/
Pekios6756/
Pekish6754/
Poques6752/
Pequer6749/
Pisqui6748/
Peckis6748/
Peique6741/
Petkis6731/
Pesqué6725/
Peukes6724/
Peccis6723/
Puikys6719/
Pecois6719/
Pequez6715/
Pequey6714/
Piquiz6713/
Puikis6712/
Pocuis6710/
Piekis677/
Pechis674/
Pequea674/
Peigui674/
Pujkis673/
Piquid673/
Peghui672/
Pehkis672/
Peukui672/
Pequee672/
Peiski672/
Piquio671/
Pacuis671/
Pehkui671/
Peeque671/
Payqui671/
Peškis671/
Peuque671/
Pecues671/
Peguhi671/
Pegwui671/
Pequeu671/
Piquès671/
Puiqui671/
Piquei671/
Pekeus671/
Pehque671/
Puiske671/
Pekise671/
Pijqui671/
Peacis670/
Peaqua670/

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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 Pequis
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