Peju Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Peju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2401:276,76142,544
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
India271:28,409,829361,298
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Péju (7) are calculated separately.

Peju (3,155) may also be a first name.

Peju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peju (Marathi: पेजु, Oriya: େପଜୁ) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Péju. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peju? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 818,364th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Peju are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Peju is also the 128,052nd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 3,155 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 276,761. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 61 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 10 percent live. Besides France this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Peju Last Name Statistics demography

Peju earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 92.26% more than the national average, earning $82,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péju927/
Pedju8996/
Pejou8947/
Peiju8935/
Pheju897/
Petju895/
Pejui891/
Peeju891/
Pju8632/
Pejoux80289/
Pejouh80111/
Pejout8050/
Peujeu8028/
Petjui8027/
Pedjeu8012/
Pejouj8011/
Pedjou805/
Phetju805/
Peijou802/
Pedjui802/
Pejaux801/
Peajou801/
Piejeu801/
Piejou801/
Peyjou801/
Pejaud801/
Peijiu801/
Petjuy801/
Peejyu801/
Pedjau801/
Peiu751,179/
Pesu751,111/
Pezu75601/
Peou75479/
Peau75382/
Pehu75184/
Peyu75171/
Piju75149/
Poju7564/
Puju7553/
Pejó7550/
Pețu7540/
Pieu7530/
Pecu7513/
Pexu757/
Peșu755/
Pjhu753/
Peuu752/
Peeu752/
Pjiu752/
Pjeu751/
Pjuh751/
Pjuj751/
Pjuy751/
Pyeu751/
Pueu751/
Pejouhy7332/
Pechjuy735/
Phetjui734/
Petdjeu732/
Petchju732/
Phetjuy732/
Peyjout731/
Pejijeu731/
Petcu6725,130/
Peyou67853/
Pehou67853/
Pajeu67711/
Phieu67687/
Pehau67381/
Peicu67380/
Phoju67379/
Pesut67364/
Pujau67262/
Pecou67245/
Pieau67203/
Peesu67195/
Pajau67188/
Pesau67181/
Pitju67169/
Pijut67167/
Pechu67156/
Pezou6783/
Piseu6782/
Piceu6775/
Pijus6766/
Paeui6764/
Pajju6762/
Pescu6759/
Peasu6753/
Pezeu6752/
Pajou6749/
Peyus6744/
Pecuh6741/
Poueu6741/
Peuhu6731/
Pijui6731/
Pujui6731/
Pohju6730/
Pîșeu6730/
Peyau6728/
Peyeu6728/
Peiyu6724/
Peahu6721/
Pojui6720/
Pojuy6720/
Pijou6719/
Pajiu6718/
Pecau6718/
Peseu6716/
Peguu6714/
Pesus6713/
Puiju6711/
Peous6710/
Pegiu6710/
Pehgu6710/
Pujeu6710/
Pjuss679/
Peceu677/
Pojou676/
Payju676/
Pieyu675/
Peius674/
Pezus674/
Pujuy674/
Peyyu673/
Pekhu673/
Puyeu673/
Pexou673/
Pezuh673/
Pe'eu673/
Paiju672/
Pijau672/
Piesu672/
Phiju672/
Poeau672/
Pooju672/
Peizu672/
Pesou672/
Payeu672/
Pehui672/
Peisu672/
Poeuy671/
Pojau671/
Peeuy671/
Pyjou671/
Peoud671/
Pezzu671/
Pojut671/
Paeau671/
Paweu671/
Pajzu671/
Phyeu671/
Pijju671/
Peoux671/
Piyeu671/
Pyzeu671/
Péjus671/
Pujuu671/
Pexau671/
Pujcu671/
Peihu671/
Phehu671/
Pjzsu671/
Ppieu671/
Pheuu671/
Pijiu671/
Pyjau671/
Pheau671/
Pojeu671/
Pejoo671/
Pieou670/

Peju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peju in the Oriya language
େପଜୁepaju78.22
େପଯୁepayu18.81
େପଜୂepaju2.97
Peju in the Marathi language
पेजुpeju50
पेजूpeju50

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