Pheku Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pheku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pheku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1821:11,1682,518
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Pheku (3,978) may also be a first name.

Pheku Last Name Facts

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

Pheku (Hindi: फेकू, Marathi: फेकू, Oriya: େଫକୁ) occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pheku? popularity and diffusion

Pheku is the 818,364th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. Pheku occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Pheku are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pheku is also the 110,813th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 3,978 people.

The last name Pheku is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 11,168. In Lesotho Pheku is most common in: Qacha's Nek District, where 77 percent live, Maseru District, where 10 percent live and Berea District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 43 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Pheku Last Name Statistics demography

Pheku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.46% less than the national average, earning R 139,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peku89912/
Phetkut831/
Phaku804,918/
Phoku804,401/
Pecku80935/
Pekuz80577/
Pekou80286/
Pekau8097/
Phiku8056/
Pekui8036/
Peeku8022/
Peaku8013/
Pekku807/
Fheku807/
Peuku806/
Poeku806/
Pekhu803/
Pekeu803/
Pahku802/
Pieku801/
Pešku801/
Phetkhut7739/
Phekoo73177/
Petkeu73163/
Pekush73162/
Peikou73114/
Peckeu7399/
Pecheu7388/
Pedkau7387/
Peckus7383/
Paekau7380/
Pegkou7352/
Phakku7332/
Pekkuz7328/
Phokou7320/
Peukau733/
Phakau733/
Phekoe733/
Phokhu733/
Peukui732/
Pekout732/
Pehkui731/
Petkut731/
Pyshku731/
Pekeus731/
Peskou731/
Pekuss731/
Peikeu731/
Peukeu731/
Picheu731/
Piekou731/
Phioku731/
Phikku731/
Peekup730/
Poku6728,278/
Paku675,297/
Feku671,665/
Piku67908/
Pekó67144/
Petkutė6779/
Pettkus6774/
Veku6771/
Phakkhu6718/
Pecu6713/
Pahakeu677/
Pekusch675/
Peckous674/
Peckutė672/
Pishkuh672/
Pheakoo671/
Pychkus671/
Peckeux671/
Peicheu671/
Phakkau671/
Petkoup671/
Pichkus671/
Pahakou671/
Peckuid670/

Pheku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pheku in the Oriya language
େଫକୁephaku95.83
େଫକୁାଇଁephakua'im4.17
Pheku in the Hindi language
फेकूpheku93.33
फेकुpheku6.67
Pheku in the Marathi language
फेकूpheku63.64
फेकुpheku36.36

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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 Pheku
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