Pécheux Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pécheux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pécheux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Pecheux (1,181), Pêcheux (14) & Pècheux (4) are calculated separately.

Pécheux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pécheux occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Pecheux, Pêcheux or Pècheux. Click here for further potential spellings of Pécheux.

How Common Is The Last Name Pécheux? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pécheux live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France Pécheux is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 25 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent live and Grand Est, where 17 percent live. Other than France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecheux951,181/
Pêcheux9514/
Pècheux954/
Péchoux8623/
Pocheux8611/
Pescheux80585/
Peucheux801/
Pecheu7788/
Peceux777/
Péchou771/
Péchey771/
Picheu771/
Pécoux771/
Péhu731/
Pechoux71748/
Pichoux7172/
Pachoux7172/
Pitcheu7112/
Paychex719/
Péchaud716/
Petcheu714/
Pechaux713/
Pecqeux712/
Péqueux712/
Pichaux711/
Peicheu711/
Peckeux711/
Peachex711/
Pecqueux671,609/
Pichu67342/
Pechu67156/
Piceu6775/
Peschoux6762/
Paichoux6750/
Peychaux6734/
Peschaux6732/
Péhau678/
Pheju677/
Peceu677/
Pettcheu671/
Picqueux671/
Pecheyuk671/
Pecheuyy671/
Pitchoux671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pécheux
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