Peček Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Peček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia5441:7,7731,267
Slovenia4471:5,5651,137
Czechia671:158,70824,305
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Pecek (360), Pěček (154), Pećek (12) & Pêcek (1) are calculated separately.

Peček Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peček is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Pecek, Pěček, Pećek or Pêcek. For other potential spellings of Peček click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peček? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 342,056th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. Peček is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Peček live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 544 people, or 1 in 7,773. In Croatia Peček is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 33 percent live, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 25 percent live and Varaždin County, where 12 percent live. Other than Croatia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 42 percent live and Czechia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecek93360/
Pěček93154/
Pećek9312/
Pêcek871/
Pešek804,002/
Pesek802,904/
Pezek80281/
Poček80167/
Paček8034/
Pečík808/
Pečeková772/
Peshek73832/
Peszek73566/
Piecek73455/
Pechek73283/
Peczek73188/
Peseke73117/
Pňaček73104/
Pecsek73102/
Pejšek7387/
Piesek7358/
Pessek7341/
Petsek7324/
Pišček7319/
Paiček7312/
Pesiek7310/
Pezeck7310/
Pejsek739/
Paíček733/
Peseck733/
Pezsek732/
Petzek732/
Peasek730/
Peschek67820/
Pieczek67221/
Pesheck6782/
Pieszek6754/
Peezick6722/
Pecheck6715/
Pietzek6715/
Pietsek6714/
Pečkova6710/
Pesecks678/
Pesczek675/
Peeshek673/
Piesiek672/
Petshek671/
Pesheke671/
Peashek671/
Pechcek671/
Petsezk671/
Petceek671/
Petseek671/
Piezeak671/
Peszeke670/
Pesshek670/
Pedseck670/

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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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  • 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 Peček
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