Pegard Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pegard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4971:133,64720,433
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Pégard (13) are calculated separately.

Pegard Last Name Facts

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

Pegard is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Pégard. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 587,571st most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pegard reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 133,647. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 41 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Normandy, where 13 percent reside. Barring France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pégard9413/
Piegard9241/
Pegar91362/
Peshgard8615/
Phaegard861/
Pagard83162/
Pegart8347/
Peggar8330/
Pigard8329/
Pegatr8325/
Peagar8315/
Peghar833/
Pegare833/
Pogard832/
Peygar831/
Pagaard77275/
Peshgar7745/
Peigare7727/
Phogard774/
Paygard773/
Poghard771/
Piggard771/
Peagord770/
Pigar731,664/
Pegor733/
Pygar731/
Peghaire71250/
Pegarowa711/
Pfeghaar711/
Paygar671,987/
Paigar67221/
Pagart6773/
Pajgar6746/
Pegert6719/
Pigare6716/
Poigar6712/
Pegore674/
Pégart673/
Pigart673/
Piogar673/
Puigar672/
Pegour671/
Pekgor671/
Phigar671/
Pygart671/
Phechgaur671/
Peghor671/
Pogart670/

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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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  • 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 Pegard
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