Peshlakai
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Navajo Peshlakai.
Proper noun edit
Peshlakai (plural Peshlakais)
- A surname from Navajo.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Peshlakai is the 41359th 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peshlakai”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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Etymology edit
From béésh łigaii (“silver”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Peshlakai
- a surname