Passingan Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Passingan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Passingan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea6871:11,8691,089
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Passingan (133) may also be a first name.

Passingan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Passingan is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passingan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Passingan is the 481,560th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Passingan live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Passingan is also the 804,402nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 133 people.

The last name Passingan is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 687 people, or 1 in 11,869. In Papua New Guinea Passingan is most prevalent in: New Ireland, where 63 percent live, East New Britain, where 10 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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