Penglai Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Penglai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penglai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan581:404,2203,133
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Penglai (5,762) may also be a first name.

Penglai Last Name Facts

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

Penglai is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penglai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penglai is the 1,943,350th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. Penglai is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Penglai are found; 66 percent are found in East Asia and 66 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Penglai is also the 87,935th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 5,762 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 404,220. In Taiwan it is most common in: Hsinchu County, where 22 percent reside, Miaoli County, where 17 percent reside and Taichung City, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Taiwan it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and China, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pengla92157/
Pengli92157/
Penglas86218/
Penglis86143/
Paengla86105/
Penglau8615/
Pinglai865/
Penglui862/
Penglay862/
Penglad861/
Puengla861/
Penglei861/
Penglap861/
Pengloi861/
Penglass8017/
Pengelli804/
Pengilli801/
Paenglha801/
Penghlis801/
Puenglay801/
Pingli77451/
Pingla77255/
Pengly779/
Pengle773/
Penguilla750/
Pengillie750/
Pengler7170/
Pinglay7163/
Penglee7160/
Penglue7115/
Pinglae717/
Pinglis712/
Pinglie712/
Pinglui712/
Pinglei712/
Pengloy711/
Pinglit711/
Pinglih711/
Pfengle711/
Pinglau711/
Pengley711/
Penglye711/
Pengelly674,806/
Pengilly671,487/
Pinglaux6733/
Pingilli6725/
Pingelli6719/
Pinglaut6714/
Pingeeli675/
Pfengler672/
Pngle672/
Pingilla671/
Pinghlia671/
Pingella671/
Pfaengle670/

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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 Penglai
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