Pečar Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pečar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pečar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia9721:2,559316
Croatia1431:29,5716,089
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Pecar (611), Pećar (126) & Pecár (42) are calculated separately.

Pečar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pečar (Hindi: पेचरा) occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pecar, Pećar or Pecár. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pečar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 329,243rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,472,066 people. Pečar is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pečar reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Pečar is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 972 people, or 1 in 2,559. In Slovenia it is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 29 percent are found, Coastal-Karst, where 27 percent are found and Drava, where 20 percent are found. Beside Slovenia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 13 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Pečar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pečar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecar93611/
Pećar93126/
Pecár8742/
Pesar80140/
Pačar80133/
Pezar8029/
Pičar8028/
Pečarová777/
Pechar731,087/
Peysar73573/
Pesare73501/
Pejsar73232/
Peciar73194/
Pessar7380/
Peacor7369/
Pecsar7345/
Peisar7325/
Petzar7321/
Pecarz7319/
Peshar7314/
Peczar7311/
Pesard738/
Pitčar735/
Phesar734/
Peasor734/
Pesarh733/
Poezar733/
Peicar732/
Pezzar731/
Pesjar731/
Pesiar731/
Peszar731/
Pesart731/
Pehsar731/
Pezhar731/
Pizear730/
Pechard67571/
Pechart67278/
Pejchar67164/
Petchar67163/
Peschar67103/
Pessard6761/
Peshgar6745/
Pesharh6731/
Piesaar6714/
Peechar678/
Pejczar677/
Peachor675/
Peshard673/
Peachar673/
Pechare672/
Petsart672/
Pessare672/
Pesaure671/
Piecarz671/
Pieczar671/
Peshare671/
Petsard671/
Peasare671/
Pheshar671/
Pechhar671/
Pfetcar670/
Petshar670/
Pettsar670/
Peisart670/

Pečar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pečar in the Hindi language
पेचराpecara-

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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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  • 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 Pečar
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