Peguin Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Peguin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peguin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4141:160,44124,940
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey101:5,188903
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Péguin (5) are calculated separately.

Peguin (29) may also be a first name.

Peguin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peguin is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Péguin. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peguin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 637,196th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname Peguin is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Peguin live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 29 people.

The surname Peguin is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 160,441. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 31 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Apart from France it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Peguin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peguin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peguin last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péguin945/
Pegin9165/
Pequin83588/
Peguim83276/
Peghin83163/
Peggin8327/
Piegin8314/
Peygin8312/
Piguin8310/
Pekgin838/
Peigin834/
Peagin832/
Peugin831/
Peguen831/
Peaquin77848/
Piguing77562/
Pesquin7735/
Pheagin7724/
Pegouen7717/
Phengin775/
Pegging772/
Peghuim771/
Pigin73545/
Pygin7345/
Pegen7338/
Pegne7323/
Peign7319/
Pegim732/
Phegn732/
Pegyn731/
Pecquing7110/
Peitquin711/
Pechging711/
Pighin672,939/
Pişgin671,341/
Peigne671,252/
Piggin67604/
Piquin67329/
Poygin6790/
Pequim6786/
Paygin6782/
Peggen6736/
Puygin6717/
Peigen6710/
Pekgün679/
Poigin679/
Pisgin677/
Piging676/
Pegeen675/
Puigin674/
Pegeng674/
Paigin673/
Pegwim673/
Péquin673/
Peagen673/
Phengn673/
Pequen672/
Pekgim671/
Piguim671/
Pequín671/
Piogin671/
Puigen671/
Pecuen670/

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