Pinje Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Pinje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 190 | 1:42,914 | 5,251 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Pinje (89) may also be a first name.
Pinje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pinje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pinje (Hindi: पिंजे) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pinje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 968,490th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname Pinje occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Pinje are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Pinje is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 89 people.
This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 42,914. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 64 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 32 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 3 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pinje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pinje in the Hindi language | ||
| पिंजे | pinje | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pinje
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