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

Pereko is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pereko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pereko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 748,537th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Pereko reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 554,411th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 258 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Not including Ghana Pereko is found in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Botswana, where 7 percent live.

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
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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 Pereko
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