Paigham Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Paigham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
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 last name Paigham (Hindi: पैगाम) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Paigham click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paigham? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Paigham occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Paigham are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Paigham is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 43 people.
The surname Paigham is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,473,322. In Afghanistan Paigham is most numerous in: Kabul, where 8 percent live and Paktia, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paigham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paigham in the Hindi language | ||
| पैगाम | paigama | - |
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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
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- 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 Paigham
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