Pegam Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pegam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1951:12,7573,050
Austria231:370,23639,193
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
India181:42,614,743461,117
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pegam (153) may also be a first name.

Pegam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pegam (Hindi: पेगम, Marathi: पेगम) is most common in Slovenia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pegam is the 959,117th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Pegam live; 72 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 743,570th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 153 people.

The surname Pegam is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 12,757. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Upper Carniola, where 77 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Lower Sava, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peagam91105/
Pegham9164/
Peggam9135/
Pegame917/
Piegam916/
Paegam912/
Peegham83511/
Peghame83267/
Peagham8318/
Pegatim8311/
Phengam835/
Pechgam831/
Peygham831/
Pehegam831/
Peghamh831/
Peangam831/
Pegan801,071/
Pagam80562/
Pogam80195/
Pigam808/
Phenngam7795/
Peanngam778/
Pegassim771/
Pheangam771/
Peghan73219/
Phegan73177/
Pegang73125/
Paigam73113/
Peagan73101/
Pegand7384/
Peygan7353/
Pegain7346/
Paggam7343/
Peigan7341/
Peganc7337/
Pagamm7330/
Pegane7326/
Piegan7314/
Pagham7314/
Peygom739/
Pejgan739/
Pigham735/
Pegome735/
Phagam733/
Pegann732/
Paagam732/
Paygam732/
Phogam731/
Pegoum731/
Pekgan731/
Pegaan731/
Peegan731/
Peggan731/
Pishgam67898/
Puingam67266/
Paingam67156/
Phengan6760/
Pegatin6751/
Pegasin6740/
Paigham6719/
Poingam6711/
Peyghan679/
Puyngam677/
Paygham676/
Phingam674/
Paigame674/
Peighan673/
Peigang673/
Payngam672/
Pegahan672/
Paigaam671/
Peygand671/
Piejgan671/
Peugain671/
Phagaam671/
Piggame671/
Pechgom671/
Pegaing671/
Pegoume671/
Poyngam671/
Pigatim671/
Phoggam671/
Phogham671/
Phohgam671/
Pheghom671/
Pegaung671/
Pegaine670/
Peggingham670/

Pegam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pegam in the Marathi language
पेगमpegama-
Pegam in the Hindi language
पेगमpegama52.94
पेगामpegama41.18
पैगामpaigama5.88

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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 Pegam
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