Pigny Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7841:84,72312,039
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pigny Last Name Facts

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

Pigny has its highest incidence in France. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pigny? popularity and diffusion

It is the 420,074th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pigny reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 84,723. In France Pigny is most frequent in: Normandy, where 33 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent live. Beside France this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Pigny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pigny has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pigny surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pigney91278/
Peigny9134/
Poigny9133/
Pignay911/
Peigney83817/
Paignay832/
Poigney831/
Poignay831/
Piggney830/
Pigne80776/
Pigni80618/
Pigna80541/
Pigné8048/
Pegny8036/
Pégny802/
Peigne731,252/
Pignet73737/
Peigné73230/
Peugny73193/
Paigna73154/
Pigner73103/
Paigne7363/
Peigna7337/
Poigne7322/
Pignez7314/
Paigné734/
Poigné733/
Peignè732/
Pegnyi732/
Pignes732/
Pugnoy732/
Paigni731/
Peigni731/
Poigni731/
Pignei731/
Pignee731/
Pugney730/
Pignie730/
Poignet67439/
Peignet67145/
Poignie67105/
Poignee6789/
Peigner6741/
Poigner6736/
Peignie6712/
Poignée679/
Paigeni674/
Paignet672/
Puigner672/
Poingne671/
Peignés671/
Pigneeh671/
Paignez671/
Peignee671/
Peignes671/
Peignez671/
Peignès671/
Pignett670/
Pignest670/

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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 Pigny
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