Pe
loc · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Pe is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Indonesia than in any other country. Recorded meaning: From Hebrew פֵּא (pê), from Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Doublet of pi.
- CLChile≈1 in 65K(inferred from the name graph)
- PRPuerto Rico≈1 in 71K
- MYMalaysia≈1 in 87K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Indonesia (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 115 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 65K (inferred from the name graph)
≈1,300 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Chile, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Pé in CL Chile and Pè in IT Italy.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- Hebrewפֵּאpê(measured from records)
- Proto-Semitic*pay-“mouth”(measured from records)
From Hebrew פֵּא (pê), from Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Doublet of pi.
Sources 5
- Wiktionary
- Chinese Surnames Dictionary (Section 1)
- YorùbáName Dictionary
- Deshayes, Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (2003)
- Nordic Names
Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Pe counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Indonesia | ≈1,300 est. | ≈1 in 211K | — | Pe | 61 |
| US United States | 856 | 1 in 389K | 618 | — | 115 |
| IT Italy | ≈380 est. | ≈1 in 165K | — | Pè | 12 |
| MY Malaysia | ≈380 est. | ≈1 in 87K | — | Pe | 20 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈350 est. | ≈1 in 191K | 12 | — | 13 |
| CO Colombia | ≈330 est. | ≈1 in 151K | — | Pe | 39 |
| CL Chile | ≈280 est. | ≈1 in 65K | — | Pé | 21 |
| CH Switzerland | ≈57 est. | ≈1 in 147K | 13 | — | 4 |
| PR Puerto Rico | ≈45 est. | ≈1 in 71K | — | Pe | 3 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Pe is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In cdo, ( JPS. A coll. word : vain, fruit- less : k'-6 ) it has come to nothing, a complete failure ！ jPd. A coll. word : to emit suddenly and forcibly, to spirt out; jjod cA'o^, to spout forth, as a hqmd ； jjoe c/>5 «ul' an ui'gent stool. tP'e. A coll. word : to shake, to flap, to flutter : ISk^ sik^ to flap the wings.
as a wordAn Alphabetic Dictionary of the Chinese Language in the Foochow Dialect
In cdo, whee = pymnastics with apparatus, (gi-ké) BE ys mean, little-minded, stingy, (siéu- Dare appearance, air, bearing. YR os a vapor, gas, steam
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In Akan, 11, pl.m-y 1. orig. a stroke ? — 2. a time, one titne, once = pen- koro, Gr. § 81. 130,4., ever, before, in neg. sentences never; cf. da, dabi ; the point or portion of time in which an action is performed or an event occurs ; performance or occurence of an action or event with reference to repetition; woaba ktlrom ha pen ana? have you
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, syn. aokasa. — pea, t;. must be changed into pi a. apM, wura bi a n^aba ho nhwi (xeinu nsu) keka henehh. pedua, = pidua, coccyx, root of the tail. *pefe, a. open, plain, clear; adv. openly, plainly, clearly, freely ^
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, adv, thicMy; mme nko na ehye ho pe; cf pepe. 6 pe, = kontromfi, a kind of ape, chimpanzee, [G. ekpe, hahoon,^ ape, a by-name of the dog, s. okraman. 6-pd, a by-name of the cat, s, agyinamoa
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, V. to fleer, gibe, flout, sneer, scoff, mock at; ope no, he mani- fests his contempt of him by producing a sound tcith the vibrating lips, espec. the lower lip (prr)
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Bae Chang-hob. 1953KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean director, screenwriter, actor
- Bae Jong-okb. 1964KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean actress
- Bae Yong-joonb. 1972KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean actor and businessman
- Bae Seong-woob. 1972KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean actor
- Bae Doonab. 1979KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean actress
- Bae Seul-kib. 1986KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean singer
- Bae Geu-rinb. 1989KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean actress
- Ireneb. 1991KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean singer and actress
- Bae Suzyb. 1994KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1994)
- Chae Soo-binb. 1994KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean actress
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 24 sources across 12 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 618 | #38,554 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 582 | #38,103 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 412 | #48,196 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 12 | #127,230 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Pe mean, and where does it come from?
- From Hebrew פֵּא (pê), from Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Doublet of pi. Recorded by Wiktionary and Chinese Surnames Dictionary (Section 1) and 3 other sources.
- In which country does Pe have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 1.3 thousand people named Pe in Indonesia, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled pe.
- How common is the name Pe?
- In the United States, the national register counted 856 people named Pe in 2020, about 1 in 389 thousand residents.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Pe”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.