Pikes Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Pikes Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or on, a pointed hill; one who fought with a pike; dweller at the sign of the pike.

Pikes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:844,89364,474
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Israel231:372,07130,321
England161:3,482,379114,324
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Pikeš (88) are calculated separately.

Pikes (236) may also be a first name.

Pikes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or on, a pointed hill; one who fought with a pike; dweller at the sign of the pike.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pikes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pikes (Arabic: بايكس, Marathi: िपकेस) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Pikeš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pikes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pikes is the 548,408th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. The last name Pikes is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Pikes are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 583,008th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 236 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 844,893. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 27 percent live, Illinois, where 16 percent live and Texas, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Pikes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pikes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pikes surname rose 876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 24 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pikes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pikes are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pikes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning R 208,596 per year and in United States they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning $34,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pikeš9388/
Peikes91134/
Pikies9149/
Pikeas9136/
Pikesh9122/
Pickes9110/
Paikes915/
Piskes912/
Pikets912/
Pitkes911/
Piekes910/
Pickess83267/
Pickets8336/
Pikesch8310/
Pickies834/
Poikies831/
Pickesp830/
Pikis80236/
Pekes8080/
Pices8045/
Pykes8018/
Pukes805/
Poikkeus77148/
Pikesova771/
Petkes73750/
Piques73703/
Peakes73246/
Pukies7397/
Pikios7382/
Paices7364/
Piches7343/
Peskes7333/
Peukes7324/
Pukesh7322/
Pitkis7320/
Piketz7320/
Puikys7319/
Puikis7312/
Pickis7311/
Paikis739/
Piekis737/
Peekes737/
Piekys736/
Puckes735/
Pekese734/
Paykes734/
Poykes733/
Pikkis731/
Pekejs731/
Pekeus731/
Phices730/
Peckes730/
Pykets730/
Piceys730/
Pickketts710/
Pekeshe67351/
Picques67169/
Pikisch6735/
Paikish6733/
Puckies679/
Pickios678/
Pikishe675/
Petkess671/
Piquets671/
Pukkies671/
Poiches671/
Pekesse671/
Pykehis671/
Peiques671/
Piskiss670/
Pequies670/

Pikes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pikes in the Marathi language
िपकेसipakesa-
Pikes in the Arabic language
بايكسbayks-

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