Pykar Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine961:474,19555,156
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peykar911,995/
Paykar91385/
Pyskar91124/
Pykhar9177/
Pykare9151/
Pyhkar912/
Pykkar912/
Pyokar911/
Pychkar83502/
Pyshkar8336/
Paykart8318/
Peykhar839/
Peykare832/
Pykardt831/
Paykhar831/
Peykard831/
Pykkard831/
Pekar807,339/
Pikar801,086/
Pykor8053/
Pycar801/
Pékar801/
Payshkar7712/
Paikar732,001/
Pickar73847/
Phikar73789/
Pikaar73314/
Pikart73290/
Piekar73268/
Pekaar73250/
Pyskor73130/
Phekar73126/
Peškar7352/
Pekkar7351/
Pekare7347/
Peckar7339/
Pedkar7332/
Pikkar7330/
Pojkar7329/
Pikhar7321/
Poikar7319/
Pekarz7319/
Pekart7318/
Peikar7316/
Peekar7316/
Pekhar7312/
Pişkar739/
Pykhor738/
Pekard737/
Pehkar737/
Pikaur736/
Pycard732/
Pikarz732/
Peakar731/
Pekear731/
Pikare731/
Pajkar731/
Pykorz731/
Piekarz675,747/
Piekaar67361/
Pikaart67262/
Pikhart67187/
Pejskar6787/
Petkard6772/
Pehekar6747/
Peiskar6746/
Pikaard6745/
Peckart6736/
Pekhart6735/
Pikhard6734/
Pitkard6721/
Pickarz6712/
Pekarzh6711/
Paikare6710/
Pithkar675/
Pikhare675/
Pikhaar675/
Paikhar674/
Pikkart674/
Piskaar673/
Peikarz673/
Pekağar673/
Pickare672/
Piskarz672/
Peckard671/
Peadkar671/
Peakaar671/
Peakhar671/
Peaskar671/
Peatkar671/
Peedkar671/
Peikart671/
Pheikar671/
Phekarr671/
Pekhare671/
Peskaar671/
Petkare671/
Petkatr671/
Petkhar671/
Pickaar671/
Pitkare671/
Pjckard671/
Pikarrt671/
Paikaar671/
Phikhar671/
Peckare671/
Piskart671/
Poycarp671/
Phetkar671/
Pyhcare671/
Petkart671/
Peekard670/
Paycaur670/
Paycard670/

Pykar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pykar in the Russian language
Пыкарьpykar-

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