Pigneguy Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pigneguy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pigneguy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France131:5,109,440259,941
England121:4,643,172139,951
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Pignéguy (3) are calculated separately.

Pigneguy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pigneguy occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Pignéguy. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pigneguy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pigneguy are found; 28 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Pigneguy is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 5,109,440. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 62 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 8 percent reside. Other than France Pigneguy occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and New Zealand, where 19 percent reside.

Pigneguy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pigneguy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pigneguy surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pignéguy963/
Peigneguy9476/
Pineguy931/
Pegneguy8823/
Pieneguy881/
Peneguy80154/
Pegniguy751/
Pegnegui751/
Pinega71486/
Pinege7119/
Pineger67108/
Pineaga671/
Penegay671/
Penegui671/

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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 Pigneguy
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