Pegah Surname

297,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pegah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,2581:61,0356,556
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
France11:66,422,722504,397

Pegah (24,877) may also be a first name.

Pegah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pegah is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 297,841st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,697,847 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pegah are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,125th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 24,877 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 1,258 people, or 1 in 61,035. In Iran it is primarily found in: Kerman Province, where 26 percent are found, Hormozgan Province, where 14 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 12 percent are found. Other than Iran it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paegah9153/
Peggah9113/
Pegash912/
Pegahy912/
Pega892,616/
Pegahad8320/
Pegas801,376/
Pegoa80610/
Piega80568/
Pegha80501/
Peega80390/
Pegaz80374/
Paega80200/
Pegad80178/
Pegau8097/
Pegay8071/
Pogah8064/
Phega8064/
Pagah8061/
Pesga8035/
Pegat8034/
Pejga8023/
Peaga8023/
Pfega8017/
Pegai8013/
Pegga808/
Peiga806/
Pegaj804/
Poega804/
Pigah803/
Peuga801/
Pegap801/
Ppega801/
Pegho801/
Pegausch7729/
Phenngah771/
Peggau73240/
Piegay73221/
Pheega73145/
Pheaga73128/
Pigach7379/
Pegaud7347/
Peigat7325/
Peigas7323/
Phenga7321/
Piegai7315/
Pegosh7314/
Peugai7314/
Peanga7312/
Pigaht7312/
Paigah738/
Pogaha736/
Pygach734/
Peinga733/
Phogah733/
Peegea733/
Pegass732/
Peugha731/
Pegais731/
Pahgah731/
Peegaa731/
Pehgha731/
Pheiga731/
Peygay731/
Peugho731/
Peagat731/
Poigah731/
Peigha731/
Pppega731/
Pegaus731/
Piga6711,564/
Pego679,076/
Paga676,510/
Poga67888/
Phengha67128/
Pêga6728/
Pagahiy679/
Pishgah679/
Píga677/
Pichgah673/
Pyga672/
Peghoux672/
Pechgho671/
Pakghah671/
Peegaud671/
Phagaih671/
Peyghoo671/
Peangga671/
Peangoh671/

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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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  • 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 Pegah
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