Pesek Surname

151,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pesek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1341:169,85017,172
Slovenia1761:14,1353,356
Austria1221:69,79910,688
Germany881:914,83564,706
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Czechia581:183,33627,089
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
France281:2,372,240182,981
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Pešek (4,002) are calculated separately.

Pesek (157) may also be a first name.

Pesek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pesek is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pešek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pesek is the 151,643rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,509,486 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Pesek reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pesek is also the 732,696th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 157 people.

The surname Pesek is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,134 people, or 1 in 169,850. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 22 percent reside, Missouri, where 11 percent reside and Nebraska, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 6 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Pesek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pesek last name are 20.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pesek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning $46,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.13% more than the national average, earning $60,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pešek934,002/
Peshek91832/
Peszek91566/
Peseke91117/
Piesek9158/
Pessek9141/
Pesiek9110/
Pejsek919/
Peseck913/
Pezsek912/
Peasek910/
Peschek83820/
Pesheck8382/
Pieszek8354/
Pesecks838/
Pesczek835/
Peeshek833/
Piesiek832/
Peashek831/
Petsezk831/
Petshek831/
Pesheke831/
Petseek831/
Pesshek830/
Peszeke830/
Pedseck830/
Pasek8012,111/
Pesik804,081/
Peček801,073/
Pisek80498/
Pecek80360/
Pezek80281/
Písek80170/
Pesec80123/
Pesyk80120/
Posek8028/
Pysek8013/
Pećek8012/
Pegek8010/
Pejek801/
Pesík801/
Pesex801/
Petschek77144/
Pieschek77144/
Pescheck77106/
Peaschek7726/
Poeschek7726/
Pesekova779/
Peeschek777/
Piesciek775/
Peseschk771/
Paszek736,277/
Piesik731,621/
Piosek73496/
Piesyk73472/
Piecek73455/
Passek73420/
Pasiek73291/
Peczek73188/
Pesick73160/
Pashek73134/
Phisek73111/
Pejšek7387/
Pishek7378/
Poseck7377/
Poshek7375/
Piszek7371/
Peshik7357/
Possek7337/
Peshyk7334/
Pesseg7327/
Piseck7321/
Pessik7314/
Pytsek7313/
Pejsik7311/
Pezeck7310/
Pyshek739/
Hpesik738/
Pyszek738/
Perzek736/
Peisyk736/
Poscek735/
Pescik734/
Peysik734/
Pesiks734/
Paasek733/
Poszek733/
Piscek732/
Pessec731/
Pitsek731/
Phasek731/
Pasekh731/
Pejeke731/
Pisekh731/
Piseuk731/
Paecek731/
Paseck731/
Paseek731/
Peszeg731/
Peszyk731/
Pisiek731/
Poisek731/
Pojsek731/
Posekh731/
Pisetk730/
Peshekova71165/
Peascheck719/
Piescheck717/
Petscheck714/
Peskova675,522/
Paschek671,281/
Passeck67111/
Piossek67101/
Pischek6790/
Petshik6789/
Pieszyk6775/
Piescik6767/
Pisczek6766/
Peschik6738/
Pejtsik6738/
Petsick6734/
Peshikh6734/
Phetsik6724/
Peezick6722/
Pöschek6721/
Pasheek6718/
Peshick6716/
Pecheck6715/
Pieszik6712/
Petshyk677/
Piszcek676/
Peissik676/
Poschek672/
Pezechk672/
Pessegh672/
Piohsek672/
Pechcek671/
Payszek671/
Phasekh671/
Piezeak671/
Phoseek671/
Peskowa671/
Peschík671/
Pysczek671/
Pyszcek671/
Puiseke671/
D'Petschek671/
Phetjek671/
Phiseck671/
Petceek671/
Pechjek671/
Pioseck670/
Pessike670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesek
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