Paeniu Surname

346,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tuvalu
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Paeniu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paeniu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tuvalu9181:124
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Paeniu Last Name Facts

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

Paeniu occurs most in Tuvalu. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paeniu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 346,411th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,901,085 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Paeniu are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Polynesia.

This last name is most numerous in Tuvalu, where it is borne by 918 people, or 1 in 12. Outside of Tuvalu Paeniu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Fiji, where 12 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paniu91117/
Peniu9110/
Panoiu83590/
Penoiu8327/
Painiu839/
Penhiu831/
Paenyu831/
Paniju831/
Paunoiu77514/
Panțoiu771/
Paineiu771/
Paengnu771/
Panju731,296/
Penju7310/
Poniu737/
Paengnut7131/
Peugnieu7130/
Paneijou712/
Paenhyus712/
Pienyu67176/
Panjui6765/
Paneyu6722/
Paneju6720/
Panjau6717/
Phanju6713/
Paunju6712/
Peignieux6712/
Poniju679/
Panjuy679/
Painhu677/
Panjuh675/
Penjou674/
Panyuh674/
Pouniu674/
Penjeu673/
Pannju672/
Penjui671/
Panyuy671/
Penjuh671/
Peinyu671/
Peneou671/
Panjhu671/
Peenju671/
Peneeu671/

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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
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  • 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 Paeniu
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