Pegnam Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Pegnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pegnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pegnam is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegnam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,967,751st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Pegnam occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pegnam are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 30 percent reside, Arizona, where 26 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 21 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent reside and Ireland, where 16 percent reside.

Pegnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pegnam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pegnam last name rose 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pegnam Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Pegnam last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pegnam earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 63.16% more than the national average, earning $70,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.53% more than the national average, earning $60,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petgnam921/
Penam9196/
Phengnam8662/
Pengam83621/
Pagnam8394/
Penjam8388/
Penham8327/
Peniam8314/
Petnam8312/
Penaim8312/
Pegnan8310/
Pegnom838/
Peenam835/
Phenam833/
Pignam832/
Pename832/
Pognam832/
Penyam831/
Peynam831/
Peanam831/
Phengniam8074/
Peangnaum801/
Pheniam7718/
Petneam7711/
Phetnam779/
Phengam775/
Pengaim775/
Pigname773/
Pienyam772/
Peignan772/
Penjeam772/
Pengeam772/
Petniam772/
Phognam772/
Pheinam771/
Penyame771/
Phenyam771/
Peinyam771/
Pegnand771/
Pegnang771/
Peniham771/
Phenjam771/
Petnaim771/
Petnjam771/
Pethnam771/
Peengam771/
Peineam771/
Peangam771/
Penan731,595/
Pinam73162/
Pynam73139/
Penom734/
Phengiam71467/
Peignand71186/
Phenngam7195/
Penachim7117/
Peignant719/
Peanngam718/
Phetniam718/
Phengnom714/
Phetneam713/
Penassim711/
Phetnaum711/
Pheangam711/
Pethneam711/
Pethniam711/
Peanan671,554/
Painam67941/
Pignan67821/
Penane67596/
Penant67355/
Penang67164/
Paynam67150/
Pengan6796/
Penjan6790/
Pegnon6771/
Penain6735/
Penand6732/
Puinam6729/
Pengon6722/
Piniam6721/
Pitnam6719/
Penhan6716/
Penian6715/
Pingam6712/
Piname6712/
Peinan679/
Penean677/
Pinjam676/
Penjom675/
Pienan675/
Petnan674/
Pinyam674/
Pinham673/
Pinamm672/
Phenom672/
Penanh672/
Poinam671/
Pujnam671/
Penyan671/
Pinaam671/
Pignom671/
Penañe671/
Pehengnan671/
Pehnan671/
Pejnan671/
Penome671/
Pinaum671/
Penahn671/
Peenan670/
Phenan670/
Puynam670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pegnam
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