Pečnikar Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Pečnikar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 31 | 1:80,248 | 10,499 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
The alternate forms: Pećnikar (13) & Pecnikar (1) are calculated separately.
Pečnikar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pečnikar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pečnikar is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Pećnikar or Pecnikar. Click here for further possible spellings of Pečnikar.
How Common Is The Last Name Pečnikar? popularity and diffusion
Pečnikar is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pečnikar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 80,248. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Central Slovenia, where 87 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 10 percent are found and Gorizia, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pećnikar | 96 | 13 | / |
| Pecnikar | 96 | 1 | / |
| Paknikar | 75 | 63 | / |
| Pesnekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pokenkar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petschnikar | 74 | 29 | / |
| Paieganikar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pakanikar | 71 | 59 | / |
| Peganakar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paiganikar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pokhanikar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paiguenkar | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pečnikar
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