Pečeňa Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pečeňa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pečeňa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia621:171,50825,743
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pečeňa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pečeňa is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pečeňa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pečeňa reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Czechia, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 171,508. In Czechia Pečeňa is mostly found in: Zlín Region, where 68 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 23 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pečeň911/
Peče8062/
Pesea7345/
Peceň7324/
Pečet7324/
Pečer735/
Pecea731/
Peşea731/
Pečeňová7180/
Peicea67108/
Peesai6762/
Peesay6727/
Peasea674/
Pechea673/
Počeha672/
Peesoa672/
Peseoa671/
Piečia671/
Peazea671/
Piesea671/
Pezeya671/
Peesau671/
Pesiea670/
Peshea670/

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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 Pečeňa
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