Pegu Surname

2,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India238,7381:3,213311
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pegü (1) are calculated separately.

Pegu (500) may also be a first name.

Pegu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pegu (Hindi: पेगु, Marathi: पेगु, Russian: Пегу, Tibetan: དཔེ་དགུ་) is found most in India. It can occur in the variant forms: Pegü. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,302nd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,507 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pegu are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pegu is also the 379,225th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 500 people.

Pegu is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 238,738 people, or 1 in 3,213. In India it is primarily found in: Assam, where 99 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Besides India it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Pegu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pegu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pegu last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pegu Last Name Statistics demography

Pegu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.97% less than the national average, earning R 114,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pegü921/
Peagu89526/
Pegus89423/
Pegau8997/
Pegou8994/
Peggu8935/
Peegu8927/
Paegu8920/
Poegu8920/
Piegu8918/
Ppegu8915/
Peguu8914/
Pehgu8910/
Pegud898/
Pegut898/
Peguh892/
Peghu891/
Peguj891/
Peugu891/
Pegoud80312/
Peggau80240/
Pegaud8047/
Phengu8015/
Peangu804/
Pehggu802/
Peggou802/
Peugou802/
Pegheu802/
Peghui802/
Peguët801/
Pegout801/
Pekggu801/
Pegush801/
Peggus801/
Piegou801/
Pegaus801/
Peagus801/
Peguch800/
Pegous800/
Peguss800/
Pogu756,415/
Pagu752,726/
Pigu7569/
Peiguss7316/
Peghoux732/
Peegoud732/
Pegueux731/
Pegusch731/
Pieyghu731/
Peegaud731/
Peageou730/
Phagu67765/
Pagau67657/
Pogau67278/
Pfigu67258/
Pigou67217/
Pigus67166/
Pigut6762/
Piguz6741/
Paggu6735/
Pegausch6729/
Poggu6717/
Paagu679/
Phogu678/
Paghu674/
Poguu674/
Poghu672/
Pigau672/
Paigu671/
Paguh671/
Pégou671/
Paygu671/
Phigu671/
Pahgu671/
Pjgux671/
Pygus670/
Peyghaus670/
Pequgust670/
Piggu670/

Pegu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pegu in the Tibetan language
དཔེ་དགུ་pégu-
Pegu in the Marathi language
पेगुpegu90.91
पेगूpegu9.09
Pegu in the Hindi language
पेगुpegu42.86
पेंगुpengu28.57
पिगुpigu14.29
पेगूpegu14.29
Pegu in the Russian language
Пегуpegu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pegu
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