Penaowei Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Penaowei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penaowei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Penaowei (41) may also be a first name.

Penaowei Last Name Facts

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

Penaowei is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penaowei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Penaowei is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Penaowei reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Penaowei is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 86 percent are found, Rivers, where 8 percent are found and Abia, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found and Kuwait, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinaowei88567/
Panaowei887/
Bpinaowei821/
Penaobi8011/
Pinaowe802/
Pinoawei752/
Pineowei751/
Pinaowai751/
Pinaowie751/
Penahova6314/
Panahova504,298/
Pănahova501/

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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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  • 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 Penaowei
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