Peignet Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Peignet Surname User-submission:

Peignet is most commonly an occupational surname, similar to peigne (comb); possibly refering to a wool carder or comb-maker.

Peignet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1431:464,49566,161
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Peignet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Peignet is most commonly an occupational surname, similar to peigne (comb); possibly refering to a wool carder or comb-maker.

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Peignet Last Name Facts

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

Peignet is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peignet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,465,390th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Peignet reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 464,495. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 70 percent live, Brittany, where 8 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent live. Besides France this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and New Caledonia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peigne921,252/
Pignet92737/
Peinet9215/
Pegnet922/
Peugnet861,064/
Peigney86817/
Poignet86439/
Peigner8641/
Peinnet8628/
Peignie8612/
Piegnet865/
Pegnete863/
Peinett862/
Paignet862/
Puegnet861/
Peignee861/
Peignes861/
Peignez861/
Pignest860/
Pignett860/
Pinet838,010/
Penet832,816/
Peine832,578/
Pigne83776/
Pegne8323/
Peignier80699/
Phengnet80270/
Peingnez8031/
Peignist8012/
Peugneth801/
Pinget771,603/
Peynet77726/
Pinete77381/
Pigney77278/
Peigné77230/
Poinet77214/
Peiner77140/
Pinetz77123/
Phinet77108/
Pigner77103/
Paigne7763/
Pinett7753/
Pagnet7751/
Peigna7737/
Peigny7734/
Pionet7733/
Poigne7722/
Penete7721/
Penget7720/
Penett7719/
Pignez7714/
Pegner7713/
Painet7712/
Peneth778/
Pinets776/
Petnet776/
Peines776/
Peinge776/
Penets774/
Pheine774/
Peijne774/
Penyet773/
Peinea773/
Pignes772/
Peignè772/
Pegnes771/
Peinne771/
Penetz771/
Peneut771/
Pignee771/
Pignei771/
Pineet771/
Peinez771/
Pienet771/
Peunet771/
Peigni771/
Peinee771/
Pegnie771/
Pignie770/
Pessingne751/
Phengnete751/
Poignette750/
Pene7330,905/
Pine7318,072/
Pinette712,364/
Pougnet71916/
Pignier71416/
Phennet71243/
Phimnet71232/
Peisner71179/
Penette71171/
Peinoit71134/
Poignie71105/
Pigniez71102/
Poignee7189/
Poigner7136/
Pagniet7126/
Poisnet7116/
Peugnez7114/
Peyogne7114/
Phinnet7113/
Peitner7110/
Poignée719/
Pangnet718/
Phetnet718/
Pingett717/
Poeniet715/
Piyanet713/
Puigner712/
Pijonet712/
Pheneth712/
Peiagna711/
Peneate711/
Pagnetd711/
Peugnep711/
Pigneeh711/
Paignez711/
Phinete711/
Painget711/
Pignitz711/
Pen'ete711/
Peignié711/
Peignès711/
Peignés711/
Poigney711/
Poingne711/
Phenete711/
Peamnet711/
Piggney710/
Painett710/
Peuynet710/
Pegnies710/
Peenett710/
Pegness710/
Pegniey710/
Paine6725,577/
Panet6720,843/
Pines676,875/
Piner672,993/
Penge672,053/
Penez671,075/
Piney67954/
Pagne67902/
Penes67895/
Pigny67826/
Pinit67766/
Pegni67714/
Peene67632/
Pigni67618/
Pineh67569/
Pigna67541/
Penit67532/
Pener67463/
Phene67371/
Peane67331/
Piene67315/
Pinea67308/
Peugniez67296/
Pegna67267/
Peney67250/
Penie67165/
Peiny67161/
Pinez67150/
Penea67146/
Pione67134/
Peyne6798/
Pined6797/
Peina6785/
Pineu6785/
Peignois6780/
Phine6774/
Puiggene6758/
Penje6756/
Phenethe6751/
Puene6749/
Pigné6748/
Puine6741/
Pyene6741/
Peithner6741/
Pénet6740/
Paene6739/
Penei6739/
Pegny6736/
Pinee6732/
Pened6727/
Phengnit6723/
Penetova6721/
Poene6721/
Pegnuite6719/
Peune6717/
Peneh6715/
Pougniet6714/
Penye6712/
Poigniez6712/
Piennett6711/
Peneş6710/
Paheiner679/
Pinét679/
Petne678/
Poine677/
Peneu676/
Peneš676/
Pesne675/
Peneș675/
Pinetova674/
Pejne674/
Peñet674/
Pihne673/
Pittgner673/
Pehne673/
Penee673/
Ppene673/
Pisne673/
Peugnier673/
Pfene672/
Phangnet672/
Pinep671/
Painette671/
Paignier671/
Pfeitner671/
Pijne671/
Petinner671/
Phinethe671/
Penheath670/
Pagnette670/
Penyt670/
Paugnett670/
Poignier670/
Phinette670/

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