Pygas Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pygas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pygas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Pygas Last Name Facts

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

Pygas is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pygas? popularity and diffusion

Pygas is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Pygas occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pygas live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Pygas is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 61 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 39 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Pygas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pygas has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pygas surname grew 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pygas Last Name Statistics demography

Pygas earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $50,897 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pyga892/
Pegas801,376/
Pigas80347/
Poyga80205/
Pêgas80101/
Pyoga8024/
Payga802/
Pygaj801/
Pégas801/
Peyghaus770/
Piegas73705/
Pygatt7352/
Paygai7328/
Peigas7323/
Pegase7313/
Paygay736/
Pygach734/
Pegass732/
Pegash732/
Paigas732/
Pegais731/
Pigase731/
Pégase731/
Piëgas731/
Peygay731/
Paygha731/
Paygaa731/
Pegaus731/
Pigass731/
Peynghaus710/
Piga6711,564/
Pega672,616/
Pigasse67114/
Paingas67101/
Pêga6728/
Píga677/
Pygo675/
Paygashova675/
Pygache671/
Pisgats671/
Payghad671/

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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 Pygas
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