Peçanha Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Peçanha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Peçanha Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3781:566,33421,159
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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Peçanha Demographics

Average Male Peçanha Height

172.46 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 41 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Peçanha Last Name Facts

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

Peçanha occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peçanha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 739,868th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Peçanha live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 566,334. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 51 percent are found, São Paulo, where 20 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent are found. Barring Brazil it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesanha8635/
Pessanha8018,688/
Pechanha802/
Pesaanha801/
Pesssanha751/
Pessannha751/
Pesania7136/
Pezania719/
Pesonha711/
Pesanho711/
Peshania6729/
Pessagna674/
Phesania673/
Pessonha672/
Pessanho671/
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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 Peçanha
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