Poigny Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Poigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France311:2,142,668174,004
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Poigny Last Name Facts

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

Poigny occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poigny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poigny is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Poigny is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Poigny live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 2,142,668. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 58 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 29 percent reside and Occitanie, where 6 percent reside. Excluding France this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 3 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poigney921/
Poignay921/
Pigny91826/
Pogny912/
Pigney83278/
Pougny8339/
Peigny8334/
Poigne8322/
Pognay834/
Poigné833/
Pignay831/
Poigni831/
Pognoy831/
Pogney830/
Peigney77817/
Poignet77439/
Poignie77105/
Poignee7789/
Poigner7736/
Poignée779/
Pongnoy774/
Paignay772/
Phognoy771/
Poingne771/
Piggney770/
Pagny73856/
Pigne73776/
Pigni73618/
Pigna73541/
Pogne73134/
Pogna73119/
Pogni7371/
Pigné7348/
Pegny7336/
Pégny732/
Poungnoy717/
Peigne671,252/
Pignet67737/
Peigné67230/
Peugny67193/
Paigna67154/
Pongne67107/
Pigner67103/
Pangny6772/
Paigne6763/
Pogner6755/
Peigna6737/
Pognet6719/
Pagney6714/
Pignez6714/
Pougne6713/
Paigné674/
Pognit673/
Pignes672/
Pegnyi672/
Peignè672/
Peigni671/
Paigni671/
Pognoi671/
Pocgni671/
Puogni671/
Pougna671/
Pougni671/
Pagnay671/
Pognoa671/
Pongni671/
Pignee671/
Pignei671/
Pognes670/
Pignie670/

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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 Poigny
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