Penani Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nauru

Penani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1081:263,7133,338
Benin601:172,26017,125
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Nauru61:1,980298
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Penani (141) may also be a first name.

Penani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penani is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Penani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penani? popularity and diffusion

Penani is the 1,104,724th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Penani are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Penani is also the 778,371st most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 141 people.

The last name Penani is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 263,713. In Nepal Penani is primarily concentrated in: Lumbini, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nepal this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesnani9242/
Penangi924/
Penhani922/
Phenani922/
Pehnani921/
Peesnani863/
Pesnanai861/
Pengangi861/
Penane83596/
Penoni83569/
Penana83118/
Pinani8380/
Pynani834/
Penanh832/
Penhanich801/
Pignani77304/
Pinangi7765/
Penanje7751/
Penanes7722/
Penhana7720/
Phenany7720/
Penange774/
Painani774/
Pinagni773/
Phinani773/
Penaane773/
Pegnoni771/
Pinanit771/
Pengane771/
Poinani771/
Pinaani771/
Penonis771/
Phenane771/
Peneane771/
Penaiñi771/
Penonio771/
Penaine770/
Phetnamnoi751/
Phinanit7159/
Puinaani715/
Pinanich714/
Penangay712/
Phengane712/
Pinganyi712/
Paingani711/
Pinahani711/
Bpinangi711/
Penayner710/
Pinana67572/
Penone67240/
Peñana67208/
Pinoni67201/
Pinane6727/
Penona678/
Puinahani676/
Penoña674/
Peñane674/
Phimnanit674/
Phinanich674/
Peñona671/
Penañe671/
Penony670/

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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
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  • 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 Penani
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