Pegan Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Slovenia3811:6,5291,419
Italy841:728,05660,909
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

The alternate forms: Pegán (56) & Pégán (12) are calculated separately.

Pegan (91) may also be a first name.

Pegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pegan (Marathi: पेगन, Russian: Пеган) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pegán or Pégán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pegan is the 342,554th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,804,431 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Pegan are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pegan is also the 998,282nd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 91 people.

Pegan is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Pegan is most numerous in: California, where 22 percent are found, Indiana, where 17 percent are found and Ohio, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 36 percent are found and Italy, where 8 percent are found.

Pegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pegan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pegan last name grew 444 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pegan last name are 19.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pegan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 92.77% more than the national average, earning €57,889 per year; in United States they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $41,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.16% less than the national average, earning $38,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pegán9356/
Peghan91219/
Phegan91177/
Pegang91125/
Peagan91101/
Pegand9184/
Peygan9153/
Pegain9146/
Peigan9141/
Peganc9137/
Pegane9126/
Piegan9114/
Pejgan919/
Pegann912/
Pegaan911/
Peggan911/
Peegan911/
Pekgan911/
Poegan911/
Pégán8712/
Phengan8360/
Pegatin8351/
Pegasin8340/
Peyghan839/
Peigang833/
Peighan833/
Pegahan832/
Piejgan831/
Peugain831/
Peygand831/
Pegaing831/
Pegaung831/
Pegaine830/
Pagan8070,562/
Pogan802,073/
Pegon80593/
Pigan80537/
Pegam80272/
Peganova771,011/
Pegahane778/
Peanngan778/
Pheagane772/
Phengain771/
Phenghan771/
Peanggan771/
Peshgang770/
Phagan73987/
Pyghan73831/
Paigan73465/
Paygan73143/
Peagam73105/
Pegham7364/
Paghan7357/
Pigang7355/
Pegone7353/
Peggam7335/
Peghon7333/
Pigant7316/
Pogain7314/
Puigan7314/
Pagaan7311/
Pigane738/
Paga'n737/
Piegon736/
Pegong736/
Pagaun736/
Pagain735/
Poigan735/
Paggan733/
Paagan733/
Piggan733/
Peigon732/
Pégain732/
Peugon732/
Pagann731/
Peagon731/
Paganì731/
Phogan731/
Phigan731/
Pigaan731/
Pegoun731/
Pégand731/
Pêgane731/
Pakgan731/
Phenghanh711/
Payghan676,482/
Phengon67713/
Peegham67511/
Paingan67189/
Paygane67168/
Paighan67159/
Poingan67155/
Pigatin6747/
Pigasin6735/
Paigane6734/
Puingan6726/
Pigasen6721/
Peagham6718/
Pegoung6716/
Pegatim6711/
Piganne678/
Phagaan676/
Phigaan673/
Pagahan672/
Phegong672/
Poghann671/
Phaggan671/
Phaghan671/
Phoegon671/
Pajgang671/
Peygham671/
Pechgam671/
Pehegam671/
Peghamh671/
Peghoun671/
Pegonne671/
Pogahan671/
D'Pagan671/
Pikghan671/
Paghaun671/
Pechgon671/
Peangon671/
Peigeon670/

Pegan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pegan in the Marathi language
पेगनpegana-
Pegan in the Russian language
Пеганpegan-

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