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Where Does The Last Name Pena Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pena (Arabic: بينا, Hindi: पेना, Marathi: पेना, Oriya: େପନା, Russian: Пена) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Peńa, Péna, Penã, Pèña, Peñá, Péña, Peñà, Peñä, Peñǻ, Pêña or Péñá. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pena? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 2,468^th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 32,592 people. The surname Pena occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Pena reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 55,727^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 11,514 people.

The surname Pena is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 126,904 people, or 1 in 2,856. In The United States Pena is primarily found in: Texas, where 35 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 148 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Pena Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pena last name increased 13,992 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pena Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pena surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pena surname are 43.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.25% registered with the party.

The amount Pena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.39% less than the national average, earning €10,392 per year; in Norway they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning 305,536 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 113.87% more than the national average, earning R 508,248 per year; in United States they earn 18.05% less than the national average, earning $35,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.31% less than the national average, earning $45,056 CAD per year.