Pesung Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pesung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pesung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pesung is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesung? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pesung is the 5,391,485th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Pesung occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Pesung reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent live and Southwest Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petsung9272/
Pessung921/
Pesun9147/
Phetsung86106/
Pethsung865/
Peshsung861/
Pessoung861/
Pasung831,505/
Petsun8334/
Posung8332/
Pesong8317/
Pejung834/
Pezung832/
Peshun832/
Pesund831/
Pescun831/
Pessun830/
Passung77249/
Pasaung7735/
Phejung7733/
Pechung7722/
Peshong7721/
Pessong7713/
Phosung779/
Possung776/
Peijung774/
Phasung773/
Piesong773/
Posoung772/
Peisong772/
Pasuing771/
Peesong771/
Phetsun771/
Pesoeng771/
Pashung771/
Peishun771/
Pishung771/
Peshing770/
Peasunt770/
Peson73110/
Pešun7384/
Pisun7321/
Pejun7320/
Pecun7317/
Pesum730/
Peschong71272/
Poschung71180/
Peshound71109/
Paschung7118/
Peshutin719/
Pechhung714/
Passaung711/
Pessaune711/
Phosoung711/
Passoung711/
Peushing710/
Pesson671,037/
Peason67330/
Pitsun6789/
Pytsun6777/
Pyshun6776/
Pieson6771/
Phejun6767/
Peshunova6765/
Petjun6743/
Peijun6742/
Piscun6741/
Peyson6737/
Pishun6735/
Peshon6735/
Peison6735/
Pisong6731/
Pijung6731/
Picung6711/
Paisun6711/
Pisune675/
Pozung674/
Pejunk673/
Peeson673/
Pazung673/
Pechun672/
Pheson672/
Pessum672/
Peixun672/
Petchhung672/
Pehson671/
Puicheung671/
Puisheung671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesung
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