Pessego Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pessego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pessego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Pêssego (5) & Pessêgo (1) are calculated separately.

Pessego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pessego is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pêssego or Pessêgo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pessego? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Pessego is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Pessego reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 1,783,953. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Piauí, where 38 percent reside, Goiás, where 30 percent reside and Federal District, where 17 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent reside and Portugal, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pêssego955/
Pessêgo951/
Pesego921/
Pescego862/
Pessago861/
Passegou801/
Pecego77239/
Pezego7735/
Pasego7727/
Posego7725/
Pesigo773/
Pesago771/
Peasegood7570/
Passogo71103/
Possega7171/
Pesigot7139/
Passago7139/
Phosego7133/
Passega716/
Poseigo712/
Pesaygo711/
Pissago711/
Phisego711/
Possogo711/
Pessiga710/
Pitshego675/
Possegga673/
Pessigat671/
Phishego671/

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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
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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 Pessego
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