Peigney Surname
Approximately 817 people bear this surname
Peigney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 795 | 1:83,551 | 11,860 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Peigney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peigney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peigney is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peigney? popularity and diffusion
It is the 423,762nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,919,885 people. The surname Peigney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Peigney are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 795 people, or 1 in 83,551. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 37 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 15 percent are found and Grand Est, where 14 percent are found. Other than France this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peigney
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