Given name & surname

Pek

Pek is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in Turkish, Czech, Indonesian, and Slovak.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Pek comes from Hokkien.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hokkien 白 (Pe̍h).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pek’s family of names

In Indonesian usage, Pek as a surname has a related form in PEE. In Indonesian usage, Pek as a surname has a related form in PEE. In Indonesian usage, Pek as a surname has a related form in PEH.

Walk Pek’s family in the name graph

PekΠεκPehPee

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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Sibling ideas

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