Penalov Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Penalov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penalov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Penalov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penalov (Russian: Пеналов) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penalov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penalov is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Penalov are found; 54 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 996,986. In Bulgaria Penalov is most common in: Varna Province, where 57 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 29 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 31 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penalova9327/
Pinalov86214/
Penelov86171/
Panalov8618/
Pynalov864/
Penalev861/
Pinalova8039/
Penalope8014/
Pingalov8011/
Pynalova801/
Penolova801/
Panailov801/
Penhalow800/
Penhallow75233/
Pingalova7510/
Pinailova751/
Pinelov7111/
Penelow7111/
Pinalev713/
Panolov712/
Penelev711/
Ponelov711/
Panhelov676/
Pannolov671/
Penhollow63434/
Panalaw5717/
Pinalab579/
Pinhollow500/

Penalov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penalov in the Russian language
Пеналовpenalov-

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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 Penalov
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