Pei Surname

501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,063,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Pei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,052,7371:1,299135
Taiwan2,2391:10,471192
United States1,6871:214,85420,940
Singapore1,5621:3,526276
Thailand1,3251:53,3126,350
Malaysia9441:31,2442,665
Hong Kong7591:9,665310
India5071:1,512,94956,770
Indonesia4631:285,63525,621
Canada3041:121,20312,728
Iran2921:262,95419,511
Papua New Guinea2721:29,9773,426
Australia1231:219,47721,009
Solomon Islands801:7,2501,121
England721:773,86242,299
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Brunei491:8,5461,114
France411:1,620,066149,911
Romania391:514,81739,172
Sweden371:266,12918,422
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
American Samoa171:3,280753
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Finland71:785,24338,644
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Macau11:601,6301,582
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Guam11:160,1214,893
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

Pei (957,793) may also be a first name.

Pei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pei (Hindi: पेई, Oriya: େପଇ) is carried by more people in China than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Peï. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 501st most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,849 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 945th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 957,793 people.

The last name is most prevalent in China, where it is carried by 1,052,737 people, or 1 in 1,299. Excluding China Pei occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Pei Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peï891/
Peji862,923/
Peia861,696/
Peyi861,376/
Peiu861,179/
Peis86989/
Peić86659/
Peid86622/
Phei86146/
Peiß8688/
Peio8686/
Peit8662/
Peiz8660/
Peij8654/
Peip8650/
Peie8634/
Peih8629/
Peui8614/
Peič8614/
Peii8610/
Bpei865/
Pfei862/
Ppei862/
Peiç861/
Pi80346,347/
Pe80121,917/
Peios75386/
Peijs75355/
Peist75259/
Peich75188/
Peipp75186/
Peiss75104/
Peggi7592/
Peyis7569/
Peits7532/
Peisz7529/
Peiyo7529/
Pieia7520/
Peyid7515/
Pegie7514/
Pheih7512/
Pheyi7511/
Pheji7510/
Peiez7510/
Pejie7510/
Peiah759/
Poeia756/
Peyiç756/
Pahei755/
Peyyi754/
Peius754/
Pheis754/
Peeii754/
Peias754/
Peyit753/
Peeji753/
Peiha753/
Peitt752/
Pfeit752/
Peiot752/
Peeio751/
Peidt751/
Peish751/
Pheit751/
Pfeis751/
Peyie751/
Pejiš751/
Peuii751/
Pa'ei751/
Peuhi751/
Peyiz751/
Peiho751/
Peihs751/
Peičs751/
Peița751/
Pejih751/
Peeie751/
Peeia751/
Peihu751/
Pieji751/
Pe'ie751/
Peiat750/
Pae67421,523/
Poe67145,414/
Phi67103,016/
Pai6768,548/
Pio6750,762/
Pit6729,859/
Peh6723,360/
Pea6722,657/
Pye6721,580/
Pes677,522/
Pee676,667/
Per676,598/
Phe676,204/
Pie675,595/
Poi674,710/
Pet674,334/
Pui674,054/
Pey673,542/
Peu673,440/
Ped672,609/
Pis672,509/
Pez672,411/
Pii671,866/
Pue671,634/
Pep671,347/
Piz671,175/
Ppi671,134/
Pip67918/
Pih67584/
Pid67282/
Bpi67202/
Pej67192/
Peggio67142/
Piy67122/
Peč6798/
Pyi6796/
Piš6768/
Pje6763/
Vpi6744/
Pij6743/
Pée6742/
Piț6731/
Pfe6725/
Peć6718/
Ppe6716/
Più6716/
Hpi6716/
Peitch6715/
Pgi6714/
Pejish6713/
Pge6711/
Bpe6710/
Peř676/
Pfi675/
Piś675/
Peyich674/
Peehia674/
Hpe673/
Vpe673/
Pheiss672/
Pejich672/
Peggia671/
Peitts671/
Pheiat671/
Pheitt671/
Peá671/
Peð671/
Pheiha671/
Peihot671/
Piå671/
Pið671/
Põe671/
Pejijp671/
Pehiee671/
Pfeist670/
Peiach670/
Peicht670/
Peitsh670/
Peisht670/

Pei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pei in the Oriya language
େପଇepa'i-
Pei in the Hindi language
पेईpe'i86.67
पेइpe'i13.33

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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 Pei
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