Penal Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Penal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Peñal (23) are calculated separately.
Penal (138) may also be a first name.
Penal Demographics
Average Penal Salary in
United States
$33,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Penal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penal (Hindi: पेनल, Marathi: पेनल, Russian: Пенал) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant: Peñal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Penal is the 1,674,734th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Penal live; 29 percent live in Oceania Islands and 29 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Penal is also the 787,636th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 138 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 62 percent are found and Enga, where 38 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Penal exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Penal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Penal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penal surname decreased 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Penal Last Name Statistics demography
Penal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penal in the Hindi language | ||
| पेनल | penala | - |
| Penal in the Marathi language | ||
| पेनल | penala | - |
| Penal in the Russian language | ||
| Пенал | penal | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penal
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