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 surname Pengiran occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pengiran? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 329,892nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,489,355 people. The last name 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. It is also the 39,760th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 18,694 people.
Pengiran is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 978 people, or 1 in 30,158. In Malaysia Pengiran is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 83 percent reside, Sabah, where 12 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Brunei, where 3 percent reside.
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