Penama Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Penama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Penama (15) may also be a first name.
Penama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penama (Hindi: पेनामा, Marathi: पेनमा) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,009,375th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. Penama occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Penama are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 15 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pegnama | 92 | 2 | / |
| Penamah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Penamma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Penammas | 86 | 29 | / |
| Penamats | 86 | 14 | / |
| Penamaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Penamast | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peinamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Panama | 83 | 6,626 | / |
| Ponama | 83 | 268 | / |
| Pinama | 83 | 11 | / |
| Penami | 83 | 6 | / |
| Penoma | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pename | 83 | 2 | / |
| Penamo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Phenammat | 80 | 207 | / |
| Phenammas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Poenamo | 77 | 96 | / |
| Panauma | 77 | 88 | / |
| Ponamma | 77 | 30 | / |
| Peenema | 77 | 28 | / |
| Painama | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ponnama | 77 | 28 | / |
| Pingama | 77 | 27 | / |
| Panaema | 77 | 26 | / |
| Poinama | 77 | 14 | / |
| Phanama | 77 | 12 | / |
| Pegnami | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pannama | 77 | 11 | / |
| Panamma | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pinamai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Panamah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Pinaema | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pionama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Panamay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pinamma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Panamai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Piename | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinhama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Panaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penamuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pengame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pengamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinamas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pignama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phanamma | 71 | 401 | / |
| Ponnamma | 71 | 365 | / |
| Ponnamah | 71 | 21 | / |
| Peenemaa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Pannamma | 71 | 12 | / |
| Penamets | 71 | 6 | / |
| Panaemah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pingaama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pannamaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panema | 67 | 128 | / |
| Ponema | 67 | 74 | / |
| Pinema | 67 | 45 | / |
| Panoma | 67 | 45 | / |
| Pinami | 67 | 27 | / |
| Penemo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Panamo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Piname | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ponoma | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pingahama | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pahanamah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peñamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Penome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penasmith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piñama | 67 | 1 | / |
Penama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penama in the Hindi language | ||
| पेनामा | penama | - |
| Penama in the Marathi language | ||
| पेनमा | penama | - |
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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 Penama
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