Peng Surname

66th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,332,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Peng Surname User-submission:

The Peng surname comes from the Mandarin character 彭, meaning 'the sound of drums'.

Peng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China8,133,5541:16838
Taiwan132,0781:17839
Thailand15,7911:4,473138
Singapore13,0881:42172
United States10,8451:33,4224,175
Malaysia6,3971:4,611652
Hong Kong5,8051:1,264125
Canada2,5311:14,5582,139
Indonesia1,8831:70,2337,570
Macau1,2871:46796
Australia1,2731:21,2062,943
Brunei8521:49190
Papua New Guinea8391:9,718797
France7031:94,48513,739
England5161:107,98111,244
Cameroon5111:40,6445,423
Spain4361:107,2298,590
Switzerland4071:20,1793,251
United Arab Emirates3401:26,9483,000
Germany3171:253,96027,423
Japan2811:454,96213,793
New Zealand2501:18,1133,168
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Brazil2021:1,059,77437,226
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Sweden1531:64,3584,912
Netherlands1491:113,33718,073
Hungary901:109,07010,434
Cambodia771:201,1323,040
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Philippines701:1,446,260102,978
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Ecuador551:289,1978,885
Finland541:101,79110,352
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Greece301:369,32650,921
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Norway261:197,78022,769
Austria231:370,23639,193
Chile231:765,93416,989
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Panama171:230,1336,157
Belize161:22,2171,827
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
India151:51,137,692512,385
Vietnam151:6,176,4042,493
Wales151:206,30213,003
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Guam121:13,3432,098
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Péng (2) & Pêng (1) are calculated separately.

Peng (3,907,617) may also be a first name.

Peng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Peng surname comes from the Mandarin character 彭, meaning 'the sound of drums'.

- hudsonylin

Peng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peng (Russian: Пенг) occurs in China more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Péng or Pêng. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peng is the 66th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 875 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Peng reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 100th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 3,907,617 people.

Peng is most frequently used in China, where it is borne by 8,133,554 people, or 1 in 168. Besides China this surname exists in 124 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Peng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peng has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peng surname expanded 67,781 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 51,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peng last name are 7.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.15% less than the national average, earning €25,781 per year; in Norway they earn 32.16% more than the national average, earning 457,370 kr per year; in Peru they earn 141.12% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,742 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.74% more than the national average, earning R 493,680 per year; in Vietnam they earn 64.05% more than the national average, earning 135,243,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 21.37% more than the national average, earning $52,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $53,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péng922/
Pêng921/
Paeng893,945/
Poeng89478/
Pengh89340/
Pfeng89243/
Pengő89151/
Pieng89119/
Pueng89111/
Pengg8963/
Peung8949/
Peeng8943/
Ppeng898/
Pengc894/
Pengs891/
Pengt891/
Penng891/
Pen8622,184/
Png868,292/
Pengue80911/
Pengke8026/
Penggg803/
Penggh802/
Pengne802/
Pienng801/
Pengős801/
Pfenng800/
Ping75213,483/
Penn7542,448/
Penk751,979/
Pyng751,670/
Pien751,576/
Pent751,150/
Poen751,011/
Penc75736/
P'Ng75694/
Puen75551/
Phng75499/
Peen75371/
Paen75371/
Pend75172/
Peun75165/
Pehn75162/
Pemn757/
Pemg754/
Pngs753/
Ppen752/
Hpen752/
Hpng752/
Penx752/
Pngc752/
Pesn751/
Pn'g751/
Pngg751/
Pngp751/
Pngq751/
Pnhg751/
Bpng751/
Pengova731/
Penke6712,415/
Penne671,925/
Pn671,618/
Piong67760/
Pyong67745/
Puing67396/
Pfend6795/
Penck6791/
Pendt6776/
Pfent6774/
Paenk6772/
Puung6745/
Piehn6740/
Pienn6728/
Pehnk6725/
Puehn6722/
Pings6718/
Pentt6718/
Ph'ng6712/
Poenn675/
Pennt675/
Pienc674/
Pingh673/
Poehn673/
Pfien673/
Penkh673/
Penct672/
Pingz672/
Phụng672/
Penkt671/
Pennk671/
Penqu671/
Pemne671/
Pendd671/
Pingc671/
Pingk671/
Pingt671/
Penks671/
Pienk671/
Pendő671/
Pehnt671/
Poenc671/
Uanpaeng671/
Pfing670/
Peehn670/
Pendh670/

Peng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peng in the Russian language
Пенгpeng-

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