Pagu Surname

160,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Moldova

Pagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3681:560,72027,490
Romania6631:30,2833,856
Moldova1861:19,1473,256
Indonesia1611:821,42462,240
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Pagú (1) are calculated separately.

Pagu (1,262) may also be a first name.

Pagu Last Name Facts

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

Pagu (Bengali: পেগু, Hindi: पागु, Marathi: पगु, Oriya: ପାଗୁ, Russian: Пагу) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pagú. For other potential spellings of Pagu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pagu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,029th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,673,348 people. Pagu occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Pagu live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 222,185th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 1,262 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,368 people, or 1 in 560,720. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 84 percent are found, Odisha, where 6 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Outside of India this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 24 percent are found and Moldova, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pagú921/
Pangu892,720/
Pagou892,199/
Pagud891,154/
Phagu89765/
Pagau89657/
Peagu89526/
Pagut8991/
Pagus8963/
Paggu8935/
Paugu8928/
Paegu8920/
Paguu8915/
Paagu899/
Paghu894/
Pahgu891/
Pasgu891/
Paygu891/
Paigu891/
Paguh891/
Paguá891/
Pangou804,831/
Pangau802,081/
Pagouh80491/
Phangu80131/
Panggu8070/
Pagaud8069/
Paugus8027/
Paingu8021/
Phaggu8018/
Pagueu8018/
Pagoup8011/
Peangu804/
Phagau803/
Paugau803/
Paigau803/
Paungu801/
Paguch801/
Paghut801/
Phaguu801/
Peagus801/
Phagud801/
Pagout801/
Paghau801/
Pagheu801/
Panghu801/
Pagutt800/
Pegu75238,882/
Pogu756,415/
Panggau73563/
Panghou7313/
Panngau735/
Paigoud731/
Paughuu731/
Peageou730/
Pongu67292/
Pogau67278/
Pogou67237/
Pegau6797/
Pagoo6787/
Pogut6772/
Peggu6735/
Peegu6727/
Poegu6720/
Poggu6717/
Ppegu6715/
Pehgu6710/
Phogu678/
Poguu674/
Poogu674/
Pougu673/
Poghu672/
Peguh672/
Pogus671/
Pégou671/
Peghu671/
Peguj671/
Peugu671/
Pagoe671/
Pangggau671/
Pogud671/
Pagausch671/
Paghoush671/

Pagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pagu in the Bengali language
পেগুpegu-
Pagu in the Oriya language
ପାଗୁpagu93.71
ପଗୁpagu5.71
ଫାଗୁphagu0.57
Pagu in the Marathi language
पगुpagu62.18
पगूpagu14.51
पागुpagu13.47
पागूpagu8.29
फागुphagu0.52
पंगूpangu0.52
पंगुpangu0.52
Pagu in the Hindi language
पागुpagu51.06
पागूpagu25.53
पगुpagu14.89
पगूpagu8.51
Pagu in the Russian language
Пагуpagu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pagu
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