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 surname Pereku is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pereku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pereku is the 2,460,878th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Pereku is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Pereku live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda Pereku is primarily found in: Yumbe District, where 93 percent are found, Kampala District, where 3 percent are found and Tororo District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Pereku exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
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