Pace is a surname in both Italian and English. In addition to being found in Italy and England, it is also found in Germany, is common in Malta, and can be found among Italian and British immigrants in the United States and other countries.Families called Pace have been prominent in Malta and in Sicily and held feudal estates in both of these areas. The pronunciation varies according to a family's origins and linguistic heritage, but the most commonly used are the English "Pace", rhyming with "race", the Italian "PAH-chay", and the Maltese "PAH-ch".