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 last name Pêcheux is most common in Belgium. It can appear as: Pecheux, Pécheux or Pècheux. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pêcheux? popularity and diffusion
Pêcheux is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Pêcheux occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pêcheux reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Pêcheux is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,149,664. In Belgium Pêcheux is mostly found in: Brussels Capital Region, where 60 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 40 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 7 percent reside.
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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