Pheko Surname

60,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pheko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pheko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,4841:12,0821,504
Lesotho2,3421:86854
Botswana1,4401:1,519111
England151:3,714,537119,675
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pheko (1,714) may also be a first name.

Pheko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pheko (Hindi: फेको, Oriya: େଫେକା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pheko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,725th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 878,865 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pheko live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,478th most frequent first name globally It is held by 1,714 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 4,484 people, or 1 in 12,082. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 30 percent reside, Free State, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 23 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 28 percent reside and Botswana, where 17 percent reside.

Pheko Last Name Statistics demography

Pheko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.3% less than the national average, earning R 118,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaeko91336/
Phekoo91177/
Phetko9171/
Phekko9148/
Pheeko914/
Phekos911/
Peko892,924/
Pheakos836/
Phetkoh832/
Pheakoo831/
Phetkot831/
Phoko802,385/
Pecko80917/
Phiko80341/
Pekou80286/
Pejko80227/
Phako80161/
Peiko80147/
Peyko80108/
Pekko8074/
Pihko8059/
Pekho8035/
Pieko8029/
Paeko8023/
Pheka8022/
Pekoč8021/
Peuko8019/
Peako8015/
Pezko806/
Pehko806/
Peeko805/
Pekoy804/
Pekoi803/
Pekoh803/
Pekoo802/
Pekoa802/
Pekoć802/
Pheco801/
Fheko801/
Phetkhot773/
Piejko731,209/
Pyshko731,000/
Pechko73753/
Pychko73488/
Piecko73289/
Peikos73247/
Phaiko73239/
Phakho73221/
Phokko73140/
Peikou73114/
Phokho7393/
Peckoo7380/
Pekkoç7369/
Pegkou7352/
Pekosz7340/
Pettko7334/
Phakoo7333/
Pegkos7328/
Pekocz7321/
Phokou7320/
Petkoš7318/
Pekosh7312/
Phakko7310/
Pohkoh739/
Phetka738/
Paekoh737/
Pekkoh736/
Pescko735/
Peheka734/
Peskos734/
Pheeka734/
Pekoss734/
Phokoy733/
Paekho733/
Peykko732/
Pekkoz732/
Pekout732/
Pheaco731/
Feheko731/
Piekou731/
Piekoy731/
Peykos731/
Phikko731/
Phuiko731/
Phekha731/
Peakoo731/
Peskot731/
Peskou731/
Peekuo731/
Phecco731/
Phokoi731/
Phikoh731/
Phakoy731/
Peezko731/
Peakot731/
Pekott730/
Peka676,410/
Pako675,259/
Poko674,304/
Peco674,230/
Piko672,363/
Veko671,397/
Pyko67898/
Feko67499/
Pekó67144/
Peschko67132/
Peckosh6751/
Petkosh6740/
Phetkad6735/
Peqo6728/
Phetkat6720/
Phekkas6713/
Pischko6713/
Phaikoh678/
Peskosh677/
Phetkas677/
Phakhoi676/
Phaykoo674/
Peckous674/
Péko674/
Phaikoi674/
Pechkoh672/
Pishkoo672/
Phetkap672/
Pechkoo671/
Pahakou671/
Petkoup671/
Pehekap671/
Pekhosh671/
Pishkoh671/
Phikhoh671/
Phokhoy671/
Pehgkot671/
Peckocz671/

Pheko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pheko in the Hindi language
फेकोpheko-
Pheko in the Oriya language
େଫେକାepheka-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pheko
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