Pinyin Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Pinyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pinyin (950) may also be a first name.

Pinyin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pinyin has its highest incidence in Israel. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pinyin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinyin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pinyin are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Pinyin is also the 262,112th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 950 people.

The surname Pinyin is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,426,272. In Israel Pinyin is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 50 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 33 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Israel it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinyen83609/
Penyin8350/
Pinjin836/
Pinhin832/
Pinienė775/
Pinjina775/
Piñin731,508/
Pinihing7152/
Peignien7135/
Peanying717/
Paignien713/
Pienienė711/
Painjing711/
Peinienė711/
Petnyind711/
Painjine711/
Pingen67590/
Pynhyn6711/
Pinhen679/
Pinjen673/
Penhyn671/
Penyen671/
Pignen671/

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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 Pinyin
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