Pegas Surname

280,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pegas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5411:395,70115,087
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Russia1341:1,075,54581,217
France651:1,021,888113,182
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Pêgas (101) & Pégas (1) are calculated separately.

Pegas (117) may also be a first name.

Pegas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pegas (Marathi: पेगस, Russian: Пегас) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pêgas or Pégas. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pegas is the 280,606th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Pegas reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 39 percent reside in Luso-South America. Pegas is also the 864,112th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 117 people.

The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 541 people, or 1 in 395,701. In Brazil Pegas is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 43 percent live, São Paulo, where 19 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 16 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 20 percent live and Portugal, where 14 percent live.

Pegas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States Pegas are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pegas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24% more than the national average, earning $53,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pêgas93101/
Pégas931/
Piegas91705/
Peigas9123/
Pegase9113/
Pegash912/
Pegass912/
Pegais911/
Pegaus911/
Pega892,616/
Pagas802,626/
Pegah801,279/
Pegoa80610/
Piega80568/
Pegha80501/
Peega80390/
Pegaz80374/
Pigas80347/
Pegos80200/
Pegad80178/
Pogas80140/
Pegau8097/
Pegay8071/
Phega8064/
Pygas8038/
Pesga8035/
Pegat8034/
Pejga8023/
Peaga8023/
Pfega8017/
Pegac8014/
Pegai8013/
Pegga808/
Peiga806/
Pegaj804/
Peuga801/
Ppega801/
Pegap801/
Pegasova77282/
Pegausch7729/
Peyghaus770/
Peggau73240/
Piegay73221/
Pheega73145/
Pheaga73128/
Pogash73121/
Pegaud7347/
Poggas7346/
Peigat7325/
Phenga7321/
Piegai7315/
Peugai7314/
Pegosh7314/
Peggah7313/
Peanga7312/
Pogasz738/
Paghas734/
Pagaas734/
Peinga733/
Phagas733/
Peegea733/
Paagas732/
Paigas732/
Pegahy732/
Phogas731/
Peegaa731/
Pigass731/
Pppega731/
Pigase731/
Peigha731/
Pagais731/
Piegos731/
Paggas731/
Peugha731/
Peygay731/
Pheiga731/
Peagos731/
Pehgha731/
Piëgas731/
Pogais731/
Pégase731/
Peagat731/
Peigos730/
Pegous730/
Pegashova71169/
Peynghaus710/
Piga6711,564/
Pego679,076/
Phengha67128/
Pigasse67114/
Paingas67101/
Pahagas6754/
Pêga6728/
Pegahad6720/
Píga677/
Pyga672/
Peangga671/
Piegoos671/
Peegaud671/
Pisgats671/

Pegas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pegas in the Marathi language
पेगसpegasa90.91
पेगासpegasa4.55
पेगसान्सीसpegasansisa4.55
Pegas in the Russian language
Пегасpegas-

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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 Pegas
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