Peens Surname

161,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Peens Surname Definition:

Place name in Belgium (Peen).

Peens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6081:20,7742,627
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Peens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Belgium (Peen).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Peens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peens is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 161,218th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,697,093 people. The surname Peens occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Peens are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Peens is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,608 people, or 1 in 20,774. In South Africa Peens is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 38 percent are found, North West, where 15 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Peens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peens surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Peens earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 58.73% more than the national average, earning R 377,196 per year; in United States they earn 72.37% more than the national average, earning $74,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 80.79% more than the national average, earning $89,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peense9192/
Pens89631/
Peusens83247/
Peatens830/
Pense801,748/
Piens801,287/
Penns80146/
Peenz80145/
Peins8074/
Pehns8060/
Poens8045/
Peans809/
Paens801/
Pensd800/
Penss800/
Peussens779/
Peyssens774/
Pns7543/
Payens73128/
Pieyns73102/
Pensch7369/
Peenze7365/
Pensse7310/
Poyens733/
Phaens733/
Powens733/
Pujens732/
Penshe731/
Phuens731/
Pehans730/
Pennse730/
Phiens730/
Peyans730/
Penz675,537/
Pins67860/
Peggins67189/
Pensova6732/
Puggens674/
Pöns673/
Penx672/
Puisens672/
Peinsch672/
Ppns672/
Pajsens671/
Pfns671/
Pnss671/
Pems671/
Piejans671/
Peñs671/
Peyenze671/
Phns671/
Hpns671/
Poutens670/
Pyns670/
Piggens670/

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