Pequin Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pequin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pequin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4561:145,66422,532
Canada761:484,81041,569
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Péquin (3) & Pequín (1) are calculated separately.

Pequin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pequin is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Péquin or Pequín. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pequin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 544,808th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Pequin reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Pequin is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 145,664. In France Pequin is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 47 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 25 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Outside of France this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Pequin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pequin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pequin surname contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pequin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pequin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 58.47% less than the national average, earning $9,428,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 38.87% less than the national average, earning $26,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $48,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péquin943/
Pequín941/
Peaquin92848/
Pesquin9235/
Peqin912/
Pecquing8610/
Peitquin861/
Paquin8320,390/
Peguin83478/
Piquin83329/
Poquin83170/
Pequim8386/
Peiqin834/
Pequen832/
Paquien77662/
Puiquin77188/
Pequeen7795/
Peiqing777/
Piquing773/
Paquinn772/
Pioquin772/
Pohquin771/
Pisquin771/
Pagquin771/
Pequenn771/
Poquien770/
Pekin733,994/
Pecin73382/
Paqin733/
Pioquina711/
Phioquin710/
Pechin671,291/
Peccin67805/
Pekina67566/
Peguim67276/
Pacuin67142/
Peakin67107/
Peikin6797/
Peiken6763/
Poekin6736/
Peckin6729/
Piqune6723/
Peqeng6715/
Piguin6710/
Peykin679/
Pekgin678/
Pakuin676/
Péguin675/
Paquen675/
Pezkin675/
Peicin674/
Piquín673/
Pekkin673/
Pekien672/
Piquim672/
Puikin672/
Puicin671/
Piquen671/
Pequeñ671/
Peguen671/
Pedkin671/
Piqion671/
Pejcin671/
Piekin671/
Pecuen670/

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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
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  • 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 Pequin
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