Pehena Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Pehena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Pehena (62) may also be a first name.

Pehena Last Name Facts

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

Pehena occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehena? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pehena is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Pehena live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 62 people.

The last name is most frequent in Angola, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,998,802. Other than Angola it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehana83121/
Pohena8320/
Pheona8310/
Pahena837/
Poeeana777/
Pheonah776/
Peaeina773/
Poheana772/
Phienas771/
Phehana771/
Peyeuna771/
Piena73279/
Peeno73126/
Peuna7391/
Peona7349/
Pgena731/
Pyena731/
Phaoenna713/
Phieneas711/
Peyoenna711/
Pahina67181/
Pyhyna67117/
Pihana6782/
Pohina6763/
Pienga6739/
Pehino678/
Pienas676/
Pienna675/
Pienha674/
Pgenna674/
Peaina673/
Pyeina671/
Pjahna671/
Pheeno671/
Pietna671/
Pienay671/
Pienat671/
Pienai671/
Paeeno671/
Peuina671/
Pyenga671/

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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 Pehena
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