Pego Surname

55,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5,7541:37,2041,528
Spain6771:69,0586,161
Portugal5001:20,8361,443
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Honduras3631:24,288900
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Mexico2091:593,9059,891
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Benin811:127,60013,832
France631:1,054,329115,549
Solomon Islands581:10,0001,732
India441:17,433,304271,013
England371:1,505,89364,828
Israel351:244,50422,492
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Pêgo (290) & Pégo (1) are calculated separately.

Pego (290) may also be a first name.

Pego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pego (Oriya: େପଗ, Russian: Пего) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Pêgo or Pégo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pego? popularity and diffusion

Pego is the 55,925th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 802,947 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Pego are found; 65 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 518,802nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 290 people.

Pego is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 5,754 people, or 1 in 37,204. In Brazil Pego is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 35 percent live, São Paulo, where 20 percent live and Paraná, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 7 percent live and Portugal, where 6 percent live.

Pego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pego has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pego Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pego surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pego earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.71% less than the national average, earning R 48,216 per year and in United States they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning $40,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pêgo92290/
Pégo921/
Pegoa89610/
Pegot89244/
Pegos89200/
Piego89107/
Peigo8998/
Pegou8994/
Peago8929/
Peggo896/
Phego895/
Pesgo892/
Pegho891/
Pegoy891/
Pejgo891/
Paego891/
Peygo891/
Pegod891/
Poego891/
Pegoi891/
Pegoud80312/
Phengo8053/
Pekgoz8016/
Pegosh8014/
Pfeugo8011/
Peggou802/
Peugou802/
Pegott801/
Peigot801/
Peango801/
Piegou801/
Peugho801/
Pheego801/
Peagos801/
Pegout801/
Pechgo801/
Peggot800/
Pegous800/
Peigos800/
Peugoy800/
Pogo752,661/
Pega752,616/
Pago752,306/
Pigo75533/
Pygo755/
Peggott7320/
Peegoud732/
Peghoux732/
Peyghoo731/
Peangoh731/
Pechgho731/
Pegoitz731/
Peckgoz731/
Peageou730/
Pogoy677,120/
Phago675,119/
Pigot672,102/
Pegas671,376/
Pegah671,279/
Piega67568/
Pegha67501/
Paago67501/
Peasgood67453/
Peega67390/
Pegaz67374/
Piogo67275/
Paigo67261/
Pigos67245/
Pigou67217/
Paega67200/
Pegad67178/
Pagoy6798/
Pegau6797/
Pagoo6787/
Pakgo6773/
Poggo6772/
Phega6764/
Pogoi6756/
Paygo6752/
Pigoh6751/
Pagho6740/
Pesga6735/
Pegat6734/
Pogoh6732/
Pigoi6724/
Peaga6723/
Pejga6723/
Paggo6720/
Phogo6720/
Pfega6717/
Pagoh6714/
Pfigo6710/
Pogoo679/
Pegga678/
Pujgo677/
Peiga676/
Pigoš676/
Poega674/
Pogho674/
Pigoo673/
Pégot673/
Pygot672/
Pegáč672/
Puigo672/
Pagoi672/
Poigo672/
Pégou671/
Ppega671/
Pigoa671/
Peagá671/
Pigoz671/
Pegáz671/
Pahgo671/
Pacgo671/
Peuga671/
Pigoy671/
Pegap671/
Pokgo671/

Pego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pego in the Oriya language
େପଗepaga-
Pego in the Russian language
Пегоpego-

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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 Pego
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