Pengala Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Pengala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pengala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pengala (74) may also be a first name.

Pengala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pengala (Hindi: पिगंला, Oriya: େପଳା) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pengala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pengala is the 6,360,413th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Pengala are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pengala is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 74 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 57 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 43 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pengala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pengala in the Hindi language
पिगंलाpiganla-
Pengala in the Oriya language
େପଳାepala50
ଦେଳଇdela'i50

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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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  • 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 Pengala
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