Penapena Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Penapena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Peñapeña (3) are calculated separately.
Penapena (8) may also be a first name.
Penapena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penapena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penapena has its highest incidence in The Dominican Republic. It can also be found in the variant forms: Peñapeña. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penapena? popularity and diffusion
The last name Penapena is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Penapena live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Penapena is also the 4,213,784th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 8 people.
Penapena is most widely held in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,432,932. Besides The Dominican Republic this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peñapeña | 92 | 3 | / |
| Pengapenga | 89 | 690 | / |
| Pinapena | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pengaapenga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Panapana | 75 | 351 | / |
| Penepona | 75 | 72 | / |
| Pinapina | 75 | 47 | / |
| Ponapona | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pinapeña | 75 | 1 | / |
| Penopona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Panapaana | 71 | 20 | / |
| Panappana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Panapanna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pinapoina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponnapana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponnapoina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Painapoina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pingapinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinopino | 50 | 14 | / |
| Pinepona | 50 | 4 | / |
| Panepana | 50 | 3 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Penapena
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