Penalo Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Penalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic3771:27,6741,687
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

The alternate forms: Penaló (1) & Peñaló (48) are calculated separately.

Penalo (30) may also be a first name.

Penalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penalo is borne by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Penaló or Peñaló. Click here for further possible spellings of Penalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Penalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penalo is the 564,325th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname Penalo is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Penalo reside; 67 percent reside in Caribbean and 67 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

It is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 27,674. Other than The Dominican Republic this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Penalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penalo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Penalo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.55% less than the national average, earning $27,809 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penaló941/
Pengalo9230/
Penalod9212/
Penalio927/
Penalgo924/
Penallo922/
Penaloz922/
Penalho921/
Penalos921/
Peñaló8948/
Penallos861/
Penala83189/
Penelo83160/
Pinalo83118/
Ponalo8362/
Penolo836/
Panalo835/
Penatello8032/
Penaulloa801/
Penolio771,217/
Panahlo77608/
Panaloy7767/
Pannalo7751/
Penalla7736/
Pinalot7728/
Pingalo7726/
Poinalo7713/
Penalas7711/
Ponahlo779/
Pengala779/
Penhala778/
Penollo775/
Peñaloz775/
Peenala775/
Penalia773/
Peñaloa772/
Peñalos772/
Pinaloa771/
Petnala771/
Pinalgo771/
Paenala771/
Painalo771/
Panaloo771/
Pienala771/
Phonalo771/
Phanalo771/
Penelio771/
Pinallo771/
Pinealo771/
Ponaulo770/
Penaglia71121/
Pengolio7193/
Pinhalou7110/
Panahloo715/
Pengollo714/
Penollio714/
Pingalho711/
Penheloy711/
Panhaloo711/
Penoglio711/
Peetnala711/
Panelo675,920/
Pinelo674,228/
Penela671,318/
Ponala67458/
Penola67451/
Panala67295/
Ponelo67280/
Penacilla67157/
Peñala6795/
Ponolo6737/
Pinatello6710/
Pinolo6710/
Pinala676/
Pynala674/
Pynelo674/
Panolo674/
Pañelo673/
Penocello672/
Pignaloss671/
Pañalo671/
Peñatello671/
Peñaulloa671/
Peñelo671/

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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 Penalo
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