Pingu Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pingu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pingu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2601:203,62217,328
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
India931:8,248,015171,602
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Pingu (186) may also be a first name.

Pingu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pingu (Hindi: पिंगू, Oriya: ପିଂଗୁ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pingu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 579,404th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Pingu are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Pingu is also the 667,122nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 186 people.

The last name Pingu is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 203,622. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 63 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 30 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfingu911,840/
Pingus91440/
Phingu9149/
Pinggu9131/
Pingou9123/
Paingu9121/
Pinguz9120/
Pingut9110/
Pinghu915/
Pingau912/
Pingud912/
Poingu911/
Pinu891,590/
Pingaud83300/
Pingoud83100/
Pingaut8333/
Pingaux8315/
Piengou832/
Pinghui832/
Pingoux831/
Pinguha831/
Pinus80964/
Pengu80877/
Pinau80389/
Pineu8085/
Painu8081/
Pinou8080/
Pfinu8037/
Pinut8025/
Poinu8025/
Pionu8016/
Puinu8010/
Pinuh808/
Pnggu807/
Pienu803/
Pinuz802/
Pinup801/
Phinu801/
Pinux801/
Pisnu801/
Peinu801/
Pignu800/
Pingault77644/
Pinaud734,997/
Penggu733,269/
Phimnu731,002/
Phitnu73219/
Pengou73162/
Pinhou73135/
Pinaut7399/
Pineux7379/
Penghu7373/
Pinout7353/
Pitnui7348/
Painui7339/
Phienu7333/
Pineus7317/
Phengu7315/
Penngu7313/
Pengau7313/
Pinaux7310/
Pinaus737/
Pengup737/
Painhu737/
Pignou735/
Phinus734/
Painus734/
Peangu734/
Pinous734/
Pinhui733/
Phinup732/
Pisnui732/
Pengus731/
Pemngu731/
Pignau731/
Pingoe731/
Pitnhu731/
Pingão731/
Painau731/
Phinou731/
Pinoud731/
Pinoux731/
Pinuss731/
Pinhup731/
Pinoup731/
Phainu731/
Painut731/
Pengut731/
Poignu730/
Pinault674,608/
Penu673,861/
Phengnu67650/
Pignoux67253/
Puignau67175/
Phitnui67122/
Pignaud6798/
Peinaud6780/
Puignou6766/
Phineus6765/
Pengguh6739/
Poinaud6739/
Painaud6734/
Pignaut6731/
Pigneux6729/
Painous6722/
Penghui6718/
Penggau6714/
Phinnut6712/
Pynu6711/
Phimnut678/
Pinó676/
Pennggu675/
Phainui674/
Penghou673/
Pqgu673/
Peenggu672/
Painaut672/
Pengggu671/
Paenggu671/
Picinnu671/
Piñu671/
Pinghoo671/
Pinhaud671/
Phimnuu671/
Phinnui671/
Penghut671/
Pengout671/
Pignutt670/
Poinaut670/
Pittnus670/

Pingu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pingu in the Oriya language
ପିଂଗୁpingu37.5
ପିୁାpiua25
ପିୁpiu25
ପିୂpiu12.5
Pingu in the Hindi language
पिंगूpingu33.33
पिन्गुpin'gu25
पिंगुpingu25
पिन्गूpin'gu16.67

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