Peshlakai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Navajo Peshlakai.

Proper noun

Peshlakai (plural Peshlakais)

1. A surname from Navajo.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peshlakai is the 41359^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 526 individuals. Peshlakai is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (91.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peshlakai”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Navajo

Etymology

From béésh łigaii (“silver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʃ.ləˈkaɪ/

Proper noun

Peshlakai

1. a surname