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Where Does The Last Name Pei Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pei (Hindi: पेई, Oriya: େପଇ) has its highest incidence in China. It may appear in the variant forms: Peï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pei? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 501^st most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,849 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pei live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Pei is also the 945^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 957,793 people.

Pei is most commonly used in China, where it is held by 1,052,737 people, or 1 in 1,299. Aside from China this surname exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Pei Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pei last name are 1.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pei earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.29% less than the national average, earning R 158,532 per year; in United States they earn 27.4% more than the national average, earning $54,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,940 CAD per year.