Pingana Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Pingana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pingana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1511:33,0403,278
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Pingana (10) may also be a first name.

Pingana Last Name Facts

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

Pingana (Hindi: पिंगाना) is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pingana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,098,270th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Pingana are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Pingana is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 10 people.

It is most commonly used in The Congo, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 33,040. In The Congo it is most numerous in: Pointe-Noire Department, where 76 percent live, Brazzaville Department, where 6 percent live and Lékoumou Department, where 6 percent live. Other than The Congo Pingana is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pingana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pingana in the Hindi language
पिंगानाpingana-

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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 Pingana
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