Pykar Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Pykar Surname Definition:
PYKAR: A nickname which has not passed into a surname in Scotland. It comes from ME. pykare, a petty thief. Thomas Pykar in Aberdeen was described in 1411 as a common 'pikar' (CRA., p. 4).
Pykar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 96 | 1:474,195 | 55,156 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Pykar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
PYKAR: A nickname which has not passed into a surname in Scotland. It comes from ME. pykare, a petty thief. Thomas Pykar in Aberdeen was described in 1411 as a common 'pikar' (CRA., p. 4).
Pykar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pykar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pykar (Russian: Пыкарь) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pykar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Pykar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pykar are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 474,195. In Ukraine it is most common in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 41 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pykar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pykar in the Russian language | ||
| Пыкарь | pykar | - |
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