Peček Surname
Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname
Peček Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 544 | 1:7,773 | 1,267 |
| Slovenia | 447 | 1:5,565 | 1,137 |
| Czechia | 67 | 1:158,708 | 24,305 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecek | 93 | 360 | / |
| Pěček | 93 | 154 | / |
| Pećek | 93 | 12 | / |
| Pêcek | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pešek | 80 | 4,002 | / |
| Pesek | 80 | 2,904 | / |
| Pezek | 80 | 281 | / |
| Poček | 80 | 167 | / |
| Paček | 80 | 34 | / |
| Pečík | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pečeková | 77 | 2 | / |
| Peshek | 73 | 832 | / |
| Peszek | 73 | 566 | / |
| Piecek | 73 | 455 | / |
| Pechek | 73 | 283 | / |
| Peczek | 73 | 188 | / |
| Peseke | 73 | 117 | / |
| Pňaček | 73 | 104 | / |
| Pecsek | 73 | 102 | / |
| Pejšek | 73 | 87 | / |
| Piesek | 73 | 58 | / |
| Pessek | 73 | 41 | / |
| Petsek | 73 | 24 | / |
| Pišček | 73 | 19 | / |
| Paiček | 73 | 12 | / |
| Pesiek | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pezeck | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pejsek | 73 | 9 | / |
| Paíček | 73 | 3 | / |
| Peseck | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pezsek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Petzek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peasek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Peschek | 67 | 820 | / |
| Pieczek | 67 | 221 | / |
| Pesheck | 67 | 82 | / |
| Pieszek | 67 | 54 | / |
| Peezick | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pecheck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pietzek | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pietsek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pečkova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pesecks | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pesczek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peeshek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Piesiek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Petshek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pesheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peashek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pechcek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petsezk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petceek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petseek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piezeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peszeke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pesshek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pedseck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Peček
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