Pengem Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pengem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pengem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Pengem Last Name Facts

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

Pengem is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pengem.

How Common Is The Last Name Pengem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Pengem live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phengem9226/
Pengiem921/
Penem9126/
Pengim8348/
Peneme8322/
Pengen836/
Pegnem833/
Pengne832/
Phengim77108/
Penguen7773/
Pensgen7747/
Petneam7711/
Pengaim775/
Petniem774/
Penheme772/
Penjeam772/
Pethnem771/
Penchem771/
Peineam771/
Penehem771/
Pihngem771/
Pengeng771/
Penieme771/
Penseme771/
Pinem7312,345/
Penim73455/
Pengn732/
Phengnim71315/
Pendjeme719/
Puengaim715/
Peengoen713/
Phetneam713/
Peanniem712/
Phetniem712/
Puengimm711/
Pethneam711/
Paengoen711/
Phenkhem711/
Petennem710/
Painem67725/
Pingen67590/
Paenngoen67205/
Pengin6745/
Phenim6731/
Poinem6729/
Pinsem6721/
Penaim6712/
Pegnim6711/
Penzen6711/
Penjim6710/
Puenngoen679/
Pensen679/
Pinzem677/
Pençen675/
Penzne675/
Paynem675/
Pingim675/
Penjen674/
Penzim673/
Pingne672/
Pencen671/
Petnim671/
Puinem671/
Pensim671/
Pensne671/

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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
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  • 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 Pengem
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