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) occurs most in Ukraine. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pykar.

How Common Is The Last Name Pykar? popularity and diffusion

Pykar is the 1,882,912th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pykar live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Pykar is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 474,195. In Ukraine Pykar is most common in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 41 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside.

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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