Penafor Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Penafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Penafor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penafor is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Penafor.

How Common Is The Last Name Penafor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Penafor are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Penafor is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 4,368,864. In Brazil Penafor is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 45 percent reside, Mato Grosso, where 27 percent reside and Amazonas, where 10 percent reside. Other than Brazil Penafor exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Penafor Last Name Statistics demography

Penafor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penafort93503/
Penaford934/
Penaforp931/
Penaforz931/
Penaforth88103/
Penhafort882/
Peenafort881/
Panafor862/
Pinafore801/
Piñafor712/
Penaheifar711/
Ponefour671/
Panaphour631/
Panahaifar591/
Pinefar571/

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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 Penafor
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