Pyke Surname

67,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Pyke Surname Definition:

= Pike, q.v.

Pyke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2,0661:13,0671,889
England1,7671:31,5334,201
United States1,4301:253,46824,055
Canada1,2521:29,4293,852
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Ireland1431:32,9302,809
Scotland1211:44,2464,001
Wales901:34,3843,434
India891:8,618,712176,377
Jamaica661:43,4842,689
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
Saint Pierre and Miquelon121:533133
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Montserrat31:1,649224
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0151:24,0153,339
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Pyke (117) may also be a first name.

Pyke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Pike, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1, Less likely from the fish than from the weapon, the bearer of which may have been so named. See Lance. 2. A pointed hill, as Langdale Pike.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Pycke; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pyke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pyke is found most in Australia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pyke.

How Common Is The Last Name Pyke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,199th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 983,740 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Pyke reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 864,112th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 117 people.

This surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 2,066 people, or 1 in 13,067. In Australia Pyke is primarily found in: Victoria, where 41 percent are found, New South Wales, where 16 percent are found and Queensland, where 16 percent are found. Besides Australia it exists in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Pyke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pyke has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 831 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 231 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 9,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pyke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pyke last name are 8.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Pyke earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning R 209,232 per year; in United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $48,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pycke89399/
Payke8979/
Peyke8924/
Pytke896/
Puyke892/
Poyke892/
Pyoke891/
Vpyke891/
Pyket890/
Pyk86817/
Pykett80558/
Peycke80166/
Pyszke8068/
Pysker8049/
Pykhed8019/
Poyker8018/
Pyshke805/
Paykes804/
Poykes803/
Peyked803/
Paycke801/
Payker801/
Paykee801/
Paykeu801/
Phykey801/
Pykets800/
Pike7569,646/
Pyka758,166/
Peyk752,065/
Peke751,894/
Pykh751,360/
Pyck75608/
Payk75308/
Phyk75140/
Puyk75111/
Poyk7569/
Pyky7533/
Pyok7516/
Pytk757/
Pyśk756/
Pyks756/
Pyce753/
Pykq752/
Pyki751/
Pygk751/
Pykc751/
Vpyk751/
Peycker7350/
Pyckett731/
Poycker731/
Poykehi731/
Peake6715,156/
Pekei6712,686/
Phike671,299/
Pekey67771/
Paike67703/
Peeke67595/
Pikey67427/
Pycki67421/
Pekeč67239/
Peyki67238/
Pikei67221/
Poyka67218/
Pieke67194/
Picke67193/
Peykh67145/
Poike67142/
Pfeke67123/
Pekke6797/
Pykha6791/
Pioke6790/
Pikeš6788/
Poyck6778/
Pyche6778/
Peuke6776/
Pekea6769/
Payce6761/
Puyka6758/
Pikie6757/
Peške6755/
Pecke6753/
Pekeş6752/
Pheke6750/
Pekeh6749/
Pikee6738/
Pekie6731/
Pikea6726/
Pikke6725/
Peike6719/
Pikeh6718/
Peyck6718/
Pyszk6716/
Peyce6712/
Paykh6711/
Pekhe679/
Payka678/
Puike676/
Pezke674/
Pekge674/
Pekee673/
Physk673/
Pekeu673/
Pyque673/
Paytk672/
Poeyk672/
Pidke672/
Puyck672/
Päske672/
Peyka672/
Pehyk672/
Pekce671/
Bpyce671/
Poyce671/
Payck671/
Peyky671/
Piked671/
Pikeu671/
Pejke671/
Pykay671/
Pahyk671/
Pycks670/

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Pyke Reference & Research

Pike One-name Study - A profile of the Pike surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Pike FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Pike FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Pyke
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