Pengiran Surname
Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname
Pengiran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 978 | 1:30,158 | 2,604 |
| Indonesia | 89 | 1:1,485,946 | 100,216 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Pengiran (18,694) may also be a first name.
Pengiran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pengiran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pengiran is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pengiran? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 329,892nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,489,355 people. The last name Pengiran occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pengiran reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pengiran is also the 39,760th most frequent first name globally It is held by 18,694 people.
This surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 978 people, or 1 in 30,158. In Malaysia Pengiran is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 83 percent are found, Sabah, where 12 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Brunei, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pengirang | 94 | 2 | / |
| Peniran | 93 | 1 | / |
| Paenghiran | 89 | 56 | / |
| Pengeran | 88 | 75 | / |
| Pingiran | 88 | 8 | / |
| Pengiram | 88 | 2 | / |
| Penairan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Phenhiran | 82 | 58 | / |
| Penggeran | 82 | 13 | / |
| Pengerang | 82 | 5 | / |
| Pinggiran | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pinhiran | 75 | 152 | / |
| Painiran | 75 | 15 | / |
| Penerang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Penjiram | 75 | 1 | / |
| Penisron | 75 | 0 | / |
| Phinhiran | 71 | 73 | / |
| Phemhiran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pingerang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Penetrant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pensayran | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pinitram | 63 | 8 | / |
| Penetron | 63 | 6 | / |
| Pimhiran | 63 | 4 | / |
| Phiniram | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phinitram | 59 | 157 | / |
| Phimhiran | 59 | 22 | / |
| Pinheiron | 59 | 2 | / |
| Phinairam | 59 | 1 | / |
| Phainiram | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pinheirone | 56 | 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 Pengiran
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis