Pêcheux Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Pêcheux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
The alternate forms: Pecheux (1,181), Pécheux (15) & Pècheux (4) are calculated separately.
Pêcheux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pêcheux Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pêcheux occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Pecheux, Pécheux or Pècheux. For other potential spellings of Pêcheux click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pêcheux? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pêcheux are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Pêcheux is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,149,664. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Brussels Capital Region, where 60 percent live and Walloon Region, where 40 percent live. Apart from Belgium Pêcheux is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent live and French Polynesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecheux | 95 | 1,181 | / |
| Pécheux | 95 | 15 | / |
| Pècheux | 95 | 4 | / |
| Pocheux | 86 | 11 | / |
| Pescheux | 80 | 585 | / |
| Peucheux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pecheu | 77 | 88 | / |
| Peceux | 77 | 7 | / |
| Picheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pechoux | 71 | 748 | / |
| Pachoux | 71 | 72 | / |
| Pichoux | 71 | 72 | / |
| Péchoux | 71 | 23 | / |
| Pitcheu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Paychex | 71 | 9 | / |
| Petcheu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pechaux | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pecqeux | 71 | 2 | / |
| Peachex | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pichaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peicheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peckeux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pecqueux | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Pichu | 67 | 342 | / |
| Pechu | 67 | 156 | / |
| Piceu | 67 | 75 | / |
| Peschoux | 67 | 62 | / |
| Paichoux | 67 | 50 | / |
| Peychaux | 67 | 34 | / |
| Peschaux | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pheju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Peceu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pitchoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettcheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Picqueux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pecheyuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pecheuyy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pêcheux
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