Pigam Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pigam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pigam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pigam (27) may also be a first name.

Pigam Last Name Facts

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

Pigam (Hindi: पिगम, Russian: Пигам) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pigam.

How Common Is The Last Name Pigam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Pigam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Pigam live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename globally It is held by 27 people.

The last name Pigam is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Pigam is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paigam91113/
Piegam916/
Pigham915/
Pishgam83898/
Puingam83266/
Paingam83156/
Paigham8319/
Poingam8311/
Phingam834/
Paigame834/
Piggame831/
Paigaam831/
Pigatim831/
Pigan80537/
Pegam80272/
Pugam8020/
Pigom802/
Pigań801/
Phaingam771,119/
Piggasem7723/
Pigamova7714/
Phinngam771/
Phoingam771/
Phuingam771/
Pigome7312,951/
Paigan73465/
Peagam73105/
Pegham7364/
Pigang7355/
Peigan7341/
Peggam7335/
Pigomg7331/
Pigant7316/
Piegan7314/
Puigan7314/
Pigane738/
Pegame737/
Poigan735/
Piggan733/
Paygam732/
Puggam732/
Phigan731/
Pigaan731/
Phugam731/
Pugham730/
Paigamova7122/
Phainngam711/
Peegham67511/
Peghame67267/
Paingan67189/
Paighan67159/
Poingan67155/
Pigatin6747/
Pigasin6735/
Paigane6734/
Puingan6726/
Pigasen6721/
Peagham6718/
Pegatim6711/
Ppigome679/
Piganne678/
Puyngam677/
Paygham676/
Phengam675/
Phigaan673/
Peighan673/
Peigang673/
Pikgome673/
Payngam672/
Pigoome672/
Pighome672/
Piggome672/
Pechgam671/
Pehegam671/
Peghamh671/
Piejgan671/
Peygham671/
Poyngam671/
Pikghan671/
Peangam671/
Peggingham670/

Pigam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pigam in the Hindi language
पिगमpigama66.67
पीगमpigama33.33
Pigam in the Russian language
Пигамpigam-

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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 Pigam
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