Peskens Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Peskens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peskens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
France651:1,021,888113,182
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Peskens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peskens is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peskens? popularity and diffusion

Peskens is the 846,108th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. Peskens is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Peskens reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 91,778. In The Netherlands Peskens is most common in: North Brabant, where 42 percent are found, Limburg, where 24 percent are found and South Holland, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Peskens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peskens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peskens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Peskens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.6% less than the national average, earning R 67,500 per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peyskens93244/
Peuskens93136/
Pekens923/
Peckens86286/
Peukens8624/
Petkens8615/
Peskins8614/
Peykens861/
Piekens861/
Paskens860/
Poeschkens8219/
Puyskens8015/
Puiskens802/
Peyskems801/
Pettkens801/
Pieckens801/
Pekins77129/
Pikens7711/
Pekenç773/
Pecens773/
Peusquens7538/
Poschkens7524/
Pöschkens752/
Peckensch751/
Pickens7121,570/
Paskins71858/
Peckins71159/
Paikens717/
Petkins716/
Peakins713/
Piskins713/
Pikcens712/
Peekins712/
Pezkins711/
Pechens711/
Poskins710/
Pekkins710/
Peikins710/
Peschenz6724/
Pickenns672/
Puiskins671/
Pasquens671/
Pickeens671/
Poickens671/
Pisskins670/

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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
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  • 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 Peskens
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