Pinguel Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pinguel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinguel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1641:617,30666,289
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Piñguel (1) are calculated separately.

Pinguel (17) may also be a first name.

Pinguel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinguel is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Piñguel. Click here for other possible spellings of Pinguel.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinguel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,095,216th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Pinguel reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 617,306. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Eastern Visayas, where 53 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 24 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Philippines Pinguel is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piñguel951/
Pingel928,451/
Pinguil861,334/
Pinghel861/
Pinquel861/
Pingl8323/
Pinguill801/
Pengel771,736/
Pingil77112/
Püngel7768/
Pingül771/
Píngel771/
Pnguil771/
Pingelova7554/
Pengiel7157/
Paengel713/
Pinglet712/
Puengel712/
Pinggil711/
Pengl6778/
Pengil6225/
Paengl625/
Pęgiel625/
Pfengl621/
Pengvl621/
Pengill571/
Penglová5313/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pinguel
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