Pignon Surname

113,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pignon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pignon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,6381:18,2582,027
Belgium1441:79,83812,578
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
England311:1,797,35772,927
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pignon (35) may also be a first name.

Pignon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pignon is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pignon.

How Common Is The Last Name Pignon? popularity and diffusion

Pignon is the 113,951st most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,795,847 people. The surname Pignon occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pignon live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Pignon is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

Pignon is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 3,638 people, or 1 in 18,258. In France it is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 24 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Beside France this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Pignon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pignon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pignon surname rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pignon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pignon are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pignon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.31% more than the national average, earning 534,050 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $40,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% less than the national average, earning $45,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pignone921,414/
Peignon92514/
Poignon92289/
Paignon9276/
Puignon923/
Pignion922/
Pinon9113,309/
Pinion833,562/
Pignan83821/
Pingon83316/
Pinoon83308/
Pinyon83181/
Pinong83132/
Pinjon8381/
Pegnon8371/
Pinone8330/
Painon8315/
Pinhon8311/
Poinon839/
Pineon836/
Pionon834/
Pinont832/
Pienon831/
Pignom831/
Peinon831/
Pinonn831/
Pugnon831/
Pinoun831/
Pitnon830/
Pignang771,156/
Pingeon77393/
Phimnon77323/
Paineon7758/
Phinnon7744/
Pinhone7721/
Pignant7711/
Pegnone778/
Pinhong777/
Pinhoon776/
Pitnong775/
Pegneon774/
Poignan774/
Puinong773/
Pinjong773/
Peinong772/
Peignan772/
Phegnon772/
Puinoon772/
Poinoon771/
Pignune771/
Pittnon771/
Pienoun771/
Phingon771/
Pegnion771/
Pinotin771/
Pinyoon771/
Poingon771/
Pionoun771/
Pineong771/
Pinyonn770/
Paignun770/
Piñon737,722/
Pinan73974/
Penon73844/
Pinom7325/
Pinoñ731/
Pinán731/
Pinão731/
Poignant712,519/
Poignand71259/
Painneon71235/
Peignand71186/
Paignant7115/
Pinyohan7111/
Peignant719/
Pinochen717/
Pignatin713/
Peingeon712/
Pegnehon711/
Piniohon711/
Poinuong711/
Puingeon711/
Paingeon711/
Pinjan671,391/
Pinyan67848/
Pinhão67365/
Painan67345/
Penion67302/
Penone67240/
Pingan67163/
Pinhom67119/
Pionan6776/
Pinand6774/
Pitnan6769/
Peynon6763/
Phynon6752/
Pesnon6749/
Penyon6739/
Phenon6731/
Poinan6730/
Pinane6727/
Penong6727/
Pinhan6725/
Pengon6722/
Pinian6713/
Phinan6713/
Pineun6713/
Pegnan6710/
Pinant6710/
Penjon679/
Peinan679/
Pegnom678/
Piñion676/
Pienan675/
Piñgan675/
Pinean674/
Pinjom674/
Paynon673/
Peñion673/
Penond673/
Pynion672/
Pignam672/
Piñone672/
Piñoon672/
Poynon671/
Petnon671/
Vpinan671/
Phinom671/
Peneon671/
Penoin671/
Pinaun671/
Pugnan671/
Pinann671/
Pfinan670/
Pisnan670/
Peanon670/

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Footnotes

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