Penac Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Penac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti2971:35,9732,442
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Peñac (1) & Peñaç (1) are calculated separately.

Penac Last Name Facts

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

Penac occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Peñac or Peñaç. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penac? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 893,754th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. Penac is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Penac reside; 99 percent reside in Caribbean and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 35,973. In Haiti Penac is mostly concentrated in: Sud-Est, where 64 percent are found, Ouest, where 35 percent are found and Artibonite, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Haiti this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñac931/
Penack9170/
Peneac9133/
Penacq9114/
Penaci917/
Penhac912/
Peñaç871/
Penache8323/
Pehnack838/
Pienack838/
Penatch835/
Pethnac830/
Penas803,564/
Penak80230/
Penaz8080/
Pinac8069/
Penag8028/
Penoc806/
Penaj801/
Penaq801/
Penax800/
Peynache7730/
Penatche771/
Penauche771/
Pignac73122/
Penhas73118/
Pinach7357/
Penđak7339/
Penaux7321/
Penake7317/
Penais7316/
Pienak7312/
Pesnak7311/
Peneas738/
Pejnak738/
Petnak737/
Phenas737/
Penads737/
Penock734/
Pinack734/
Pitnac733/
Pineac732/
Peneak732/
Penaus732/
Penazs732/
Penhak732/
Pinaci732/
Peinas732/
Pojnac731/
Puinac731/
Pehnas731/
Peñach731/
Pengoc731/
Peanas731/
Phenak731/
Peanak731/
Penask730/
Peneaux67133/
Peanock6790/
Pinhack6763/
Pheneas6738/
Phetnak6738/
Pysnack6736/
Penaque6733/
Pesnaux6731/
Paignac6723/
Phennak6715/
Pengasz674/
Pienhak673/
Peenake673/
Pheinas673/
Pisneac672/
Peenazh671/
Phenake671/
Pesnaks671/
Phenais671/
Pheinak671/
Penakhe671/
Peneyck671/
Penaske670/
Penocke670/
Poinack670/
Pionack670/
Penasks670/
Peunock670/

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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 Penac
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