Paigham Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Paigham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paigham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Paigham (43) may also be a first name.

Paigham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paigham (Hindi: पैगाम) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paigham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Paigham is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Paigham reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Paigham is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 43 people.

It is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,473,322. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Kabul, where 8 percent live and Paktia, where 8 percent live. Beside Afghanistan it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paigam92113/
Pagham9214/
Pigham925/
Paighan86159/
Paingam86156/
Peagham8618/
Paygham866/
Paigame864/
Paigaam861/
Pagkham861/
Pagam83562/
Pigam838/
Phaingam801,119/
Pangcham801/
Pangam772,775/
Paugam772,713/
Paigan77465/
Peagam77105/
Pegham7764/
Paghan7757/
Paggam7743/
Pagamm7730/
Piegam776/
Paygam772/
Paagam772/
Paegam772/
Pagame771/
Paigamova7522/
Peangcham755/
Paingchan754/
Phangcham752/
Phainngam751/
Payghan716,482/
Panngam713,072/
Pishgam71898/
Peegham71511/
Panggam71417/
Peghame71267/
Puingam71266/
Paingan71189/
Paigane7134/
Paugame7126/
Pagayme7118/
Paughan7117/
Panghom7115/
Poingam7111/
Paungam716/
Phingam714/
Peighan713/
Panghan713/
Paighon712/
Payngam712/
Paghane712/
Pighome712/
Pawegam712/
Pagahan712/
Phaghan711/
Peangam711/
Paghaun711/
Pigatim711/
Pikghan711/
Paghang711/
Peghamh711/
Piggame711/
Peygham711/
Payagam711/
Peggingham710/
Pagan6770,562/
Pigan67537/
Payaghan67490/
Pegam67272/
Pangchan6756/
Panghaan6727/
Piggasem6723/
Paayghan6717/
Pagom6714/
Pigamova6714/
Paughane678/
Peanngam678/
Peanghom674/
Payghane672/
Payeghan672/
Pigom672/
Pagchand672/
Painngan672/
Phanghom671/
Phaingan671/
Paugchan671/
Payangam671/
Paiagane671/
Pakghane671/
Pheangam671/
Pajingan671/
Paiangan671/
Pigań671/
Phinghan671/
Phuingam671/
Phoingam671/
Phinngam671/

Paigham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paigham in the Hindi language
पैगामpaigama-

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