Pereku Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Pereku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
Pereku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pereku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pereku occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pereku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Pereku occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Pereku reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda Pereku is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 93 percent live, Kampala District, where 3 percent live and Tororo District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Pereku is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perekou | 92 | 10 | / |
| Periku | 83 | 157 | / |
| Peraku | 83 | 5 | / |
| Poreku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Petreskou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Perescu | 77 | 169 | / |
| Perriku | 77 | 15 | / |
| Parekhu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Perikou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Petrecu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Porekuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perikau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Petrekhaus | 75 | 3 | / |
| Parekhau | 71 | 20 | / |
| Pierakou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Petrikou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pareekui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petrykus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petreacu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perrikou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perikkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petrikus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petreccu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poroku | 67 | 154 | / |
| Pericu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Paraku | 67 | 72 | / |
| Paroku | 67 | 62 | / |
| Piriku | 67 | 32 | / |
| Petrikkou | 67 | 30 | / |
| Petrykaus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pariku | 67 | 13 | / |
| Piroku | 67 | 12 | / |
| Piraku | 67 | 11 | / |
| Poraku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Petrescou | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Pereku
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis