Peças Surname

376,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Peças Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peças Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal5101:20,4281,425
Brazil2101:1,019,40235,992
Spain801:584,40027,603
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
France151:4,428,181244,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pecas (18) & Pecás (1) are calculated separately.

Peças (14) may also be a first name.

Peças Last Name Facts

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

Peças is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pecas or Pecás. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peças? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peças is the 376,169th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,663,035 people. The surname Peças occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Peças live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 14 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 20,428. Not including Portugal Peças exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent are found and Spain, where 8 percent are found.

Peças Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peças has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peças surname increased 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecas9318/
Peça89294/
Pecás871/
Pezas80141/
Pesas8093/
Peçaj8032/
Peasa8022/
Peaso804/
Petsas732,329/
Piezas73641/
Peasey73236/
Petcas73111/
Peasha7358/
Pesase7356/
Peasad7338/
Peacos7330/
Peasai7313/
Peizas7310/
Pechas7310/
Pecasz738/
Peasso737/
Pessas735/
Peasea734/
Peasia733/
Piesas733/
Pheasa732/
Pezash731/
Piecas731/
Peshas731/
Peasaa731/
Pesias731/
Peatso731/
Peasio731/
Pesa6711,028/
Peza674,015/
Peso673,883/
Peša671,160/
Pexa67707/
Pheasey67452/
Peţa67153/
Peço67101/
Petsias6764/
Peashey6732/
Peasseu6729/
Peacosh6726/
Pesseas6722/
Petcash6715/
Peashad673/
Phessas672/
Pesauts672/
Piça671/
Pesiass671/
Pecahas671/
Pheasay670/

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