Penghu Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Penghu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
Penghu (2,574) may also be a first name.
Penghu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penghu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Penghu occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Penghu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penghu? popularity and diffusion
Penghu is the 2,220,661st most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. Penghu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Penghu live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 145,106th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 2,574 people.
The surname Penghu is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,505,540. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Qom Province, where 27 percent live, Golestan Province, where 24 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 30 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penghui | 92 | 18 | / |
| Penghou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Penghut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pengu | 91 | 877 | / |
| Pengkhui | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pengchui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pengchuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puengchu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Penghuha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Penghaus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Penggu | 83 | 3,269 | / |
| Pengou | 83 | 162 | / |
| Pengau | 83 | 13 | / |
| Penngu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Pengju | 83 | 8 | / |
| Pengup | 83 | 7 | / |
| Pinghu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Pengut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pemngu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pengus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pengjui | 77 | 50 | / |
| Pengguh | 77 | 39 | / |
| Penggau | 77 | 14 | / |
| Pennggu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pinghui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Piengou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Peenggu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pemghou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paenggu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pingchu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pengout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pengggu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pingu | 73 | 542 | / |
| Pnggu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pengchoo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pengchoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfingu | 67 | 1,840 | / |
| Pingus | 67 | 440 | / |
| Pinggu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pingou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pinguz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pingju | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pemggu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pingut | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pingud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pingau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pengoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pengoo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Penghu
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