Pigu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
India201:38,353,269431,471
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Pigu (64) may also be a first name.

Pigu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pigu (Hindi: पिगू, Oriya: ପିଗୁ, Russian: Пигу) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pigu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pigu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Pigu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Pigu reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 64 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 4,132,787. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Maluku, where 78 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 13 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 9 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfigu89258/
Pigou89217/
Pigus89166/
Pigut8962/
Piguz8941/
Piegu8918/
Pigau892/
Paigu891/
Phigu891/
Piggu890/
Pigout8067/
Phingu8049/
Pigaux8049/
Paingu8021/
Pigoux809/
Phigus805/
Pigueu803/
Paigau803/
Pigush801/
Piegou801/
Pigaut801/
Poingu801/
Piggus800/
Pegu75238,882/
Pugu75339/
Pigó751/
Pigault73143/
Piggush7379/
Pigusch7348/
Peiguss7316/
Pishgou735/
Paigoud731/
Pieyghu731/
Puguh67558/
Peagu67526/
Pegus67423/
Pegau6797/
Pegou6794/
Peggu6735/
Peegu6727/
Ppegu6715/
Peguu6714/
Pugau6714/
Pehgu6710/
Pegud678/
Pegut678/
Pigoo673/
Peguh672/
Pégou671/
Peghu671/
Peguj671/
Paygu671/
Peugu671/
Pjgux671/
Pygus670/

Pigu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pigu in the Oriya language
ପିଗୁpigu-
Pigu in the Hindi language
पिगूpigu75
पिगुpigu25
Pigu in the Russian language
Пигуpigu-

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