P Surname

183,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

P Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

P Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1,7281:13,568215
Iran2531:303,48821,413
Haiti681:157,1166,572
Canada571:646,41452,764
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Afghanistan331:974,3399,366
China291:47,149,0202,555
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Curaçao41:39,312638
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

P (14,085) may also be a first name.

P Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name P Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name P (Russian: Пь) occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name P? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 183,872nd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,156,148 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of P are found; 76 percent are found in East Asia and 76 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 48,424th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 14,085 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 1,728 people, or 1 in 13,568. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Taoyuan City, where 34 percent live, New Taipei City, where 21 percent live and Taipei City, where 9 percent live. Barring Taiwan this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent live and Haiti, where 3 percent live.

P Last Name Statistics demography

The amount P earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 37.54% more than the national average, earning $31,223,900 COP per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $47,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pe67121,917/
Ps678,324/
Ph675,455/
Hp675,077/
Bp671,591/
Pp671,568/
Pt671,537/
Vp671,170/
Pf67131/
Pz6760/
6710/
671/
671/

P Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
P in the Russian language
Пьp-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 P
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