Peenya Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Peenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 24 | 1:84,690 | 10,225 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Peenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peenya (Russian: Пееня) is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Peenya.
How Common Is The Last Name Peenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Peenya is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Peenya reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Peenya is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 84,690. In Lesotho Peenya is primarily found in: Berea District, where 88 percent reside and Leribe District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penya | 91 | 609 | / |
| Phenya | 83 | 492 | / |
| Penyah | 83 | 278 | / |
| Poenya | 83 | 54 | / |
| Puenya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Peenja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Penhya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Penayya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phaenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penha | 73 | 29,108 | / |
| Penia | 73 | 713 | / |
| Pinya | 73 | 561 | / |
| Pegna | 73 | 267 | / |
| Penea | 73 | 146 | / |
| Penja | 73 | 71 | / |
| Penyo | 73 | 46 | / |
| Peñea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Penias | 67 | 1,279 | / |
| Phenyo | 67 | 766 | / |
| Phinya | 67 | 201 | / |
| Pesnia | 67 | 116 | / |
| Peneha | 67 | 89 | / |
| Peniaz | 67 | 76 | / |
| Penhey | 67 | 65 | / |
| Peniat | 67 | 50 | / |
| Peigna | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pengia | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pegnia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Puinya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Penhay | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pisnya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Penija | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pejnia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paynya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Penyoo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pinyat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Penjai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pegnas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peanea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peinea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phoyenyat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pienia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Petnja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Penyot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pineea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pijnya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Painya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penjad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pounya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penjia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penjap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petgna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penioa | 67 | 0 | / |
| Penyos | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pengea | 67 | 0 | / |
Peenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peenya in the Russian language | ||
| Пееня | peena | - |
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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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- 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 Peenya
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