Pereko Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pereko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pereko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pereko (258) may also be a first name.

Pereko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pereko is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pereko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 748,537th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. Pereko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Pereko live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 554,411th most common first name world-wide, borne by 258 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Apart from Ghana this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Botswana, where 7 percent are found.

Pereko Last Name Statistics demography

Pereko earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.29% more than the national average, earning R 352,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peresko92103/
Pereško9267/
Peretko9261/
Perecko9250/
Perekou9210/
Peredko9210/
Petreko928/
Pereyko924/
Perejko922/
Pereiko922/
Petreiko86199/
Petreyko8633/
Petreeko8617/
Petregko861/
Pereszko861/
Pereka83217/
Peroko8389/
Periko8332/
Pereco8320/
Pareko8311/
Perako836/
Poreko831/
Petrechko80540/
Petreskou803/
Petreshko802/
Pareyko77168/
Pareiko77159/
Parejko77156/
Perikos7752/
Pireyko7746/
Poreyko7735/
Perreco7724/
Porejko7724/
Pfereka7715/
Petryko7710/
Parieko779/
Perekka775/
Pereika775/
Parekho774/
Petreco774/
Perecco774/
Perecos772/
Perekat772/
Perikou772/
Perikho771/
Porekho771/
Perysko771/
Perekaa771/
Perekap771/
Perekha771/
Paereka771/
Pareuko771/
Perzyko771/
Perriko771/
Periško771/
Poreiko771/
Peroiko771/
Petreschko755/
Petrisko71402/
Petricko71149/
Petriško7187/
Petraiko7161/
Petresco7129/
Petrekas7126/
Petrecco7122/
Perekasz7114/
Perikkos7114/
Petrecká7110/
Perishko719/
Pereckas718/
Petrysko717/
Pereshka716/
Perekash715/
Petrecka713/
Pierakou713/
Petreská712/
Petrikou712/
Perechka712/
Pereszka712/
Peerecco711/
Perescot711/
Perichko711/
Perrikou711/
Perikkou711/
Petrikos711/
Petreaka710/
Perico6711,149/
Perika672,321/
Peraka671,151/
Petrychko67823/
Pareka67271/
Petryshko67205/
Piriko67152/
Peroco67115/
Parako6786/
Petrishko6772/
Petrikkos6747/
Poreka6745/
Pereca6733/
Piroko6733/
Pariko6732/
Poroko6732/
Petrikkou6730/
Paroko6720/
Peroca6718/
Peroka6713/
Pareco6711/
Porako6711/
Pireco6711/
Peraco6711/
Poriko673/
Pierzecka673/
Pirako673/
Perekkatt672/
Pireka672/
Petrescou672/
Petrickho671/
Perescott671/
Períco671/
Petreshka671/
Prejka671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pereko
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