Pegenau Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pegenau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegenau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Pegenau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pegenau is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegenau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Pegenau occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Pegenau reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent reside and Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside.

Pegenau Last Name Statistics demography

Pegenau earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peguena862/
Peggena861/
Peguetna802/
Pegina77201/
Pecena7789/
Pigena7744/
Pezena7727/
Pegynu778/
Pegana778/
Pogena774/
Pesena774/
Pagena773/
Pegeno771/
Pisegna71632/
Pechena7181/
Pesegna7113/
Pegueno7113/
Pigenas714/
Pezenas713/
Pegoina713/
Peiganu712/
Peygina712/
Peghona711/
Pezenui711/
Piegina711/
Pezengu711/
Pecenha711/
Pecenah711/
Peceina711/
Peagana710/
Pecheanu67484/
Pigenutt678/
Phiesena674/
Pesceanu674/
Peighinu672/
Peachena672/
Peiscena671/
Pechenat671/
Pecenaja671/
Peuganou671/
Petchena671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pegenau
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