Penalonzo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Penalonzo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penalonzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

The alternate forms: Peñalonzo (126) are calculated separately.

Penalonzo Last Name Facts

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

Penalonzo is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Peñalonzo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penalonzo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Penalonzo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Penalonzo reside; 69 percent reside in Central America and 69 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

This surname is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,786,963. In Guatemala Penalonzo is most frequent in: Guatemala Department, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Guatemala this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found.

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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 Penalonzo
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