Pengyu Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Pengyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pengyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
China231:59,448,7643,236
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Pengyu (80,715) may also be a first name.

Pengyu Last Name Facts

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

Pengyu is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pengyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Pengyu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Pengyu live; 86 percent live in East Asia and 86 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 12,257th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 80,715 people.

This last name is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 756,282. In Taiwan Pengyu is mostly found in: Hsinchu County, where 26 percent are found, Taoyuan City, where 16 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 13 percent are found. Barring Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 37 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Pengyu Last Name Statistics demography

Pengyu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pengyou9229/
Pendyu832/
Pingyu831/
Pendeyu771/
Pendugiu711/
Pendju6721/
Pendiu677/
Pendieu627/
Pendoju621/
Pendiou621/
Pyndyus621/
Puendjeu5710/
Pentdjeu571/
Pindju501/
Pindiu501/

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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 Pengyu
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