Penaloza Surname

72,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Penaloza Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'smooth rocks', 'crockery', 'the piece of tile located on the top of a rocky mountain' or 'a really big stone'.

Penaloza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1291:87,7849,899
Bolivia1,1491:9,2401,045
Ecuador7331:21,7002,982
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
Mexico1151:1,079,35813,690
Colombia801:597,1767,533
Canada751:491,27542,011
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
Peru341:934,82718,471
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
China61:227,886,92811,701
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Panama41:978,06412,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

The alternate forms: Peńaloza (1), Péñaloza (1) & Peñáloza (1) are calculated separately.

Penaloza (41) may also be a first name.

Penaloza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'smooth rocks', 'crockery', 'the piece of tile located on the top of a rocky mountain' or 'a really big stone'.

- Jorge Andres Peñaloza Gonzalez

Penaloza Last Name Facts

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

Penaloza has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Peńaloza, Péñaloza or Peñáloza. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penaloza? popularity and diffusion

Penaloza is the 72,403rd most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,070,124 people. Penaloza occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Penaloza are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Penaloza is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 41 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,129 people, or 1 in 87,784. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 42 percent reside, Texas, where 21 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 17 percent reside and Ecuador, where 11 percent reside.

Penaloza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penaloza last name are 40.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.77% registered with the party.

The amount Penaloza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.84% less than the national average, earning €6,955 per year; in Norway they earn 40.82% less than the national average, earning 204,813 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $36,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning $58,022 CAD per year.

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