Penaranda Surname

88,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Penaranda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penaranda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia2,6341:4,031607
United States1,1041:328,31429,798
Philippines4351:232,73235,546
Ecuador3421:46,5084,579
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
France1291:514,90571,423
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Canada771:478,51441,057
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Colombia471:1,016,4709,286
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England121:4,643,172139,951
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Guam81:20,0153,029
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

The alternate forms: Penarañda (1), Péñaranda (1) & Pèñaranda (1) are calculated separately.

Penaranda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penaranda has its highest incidence in Bolivia. It may be rendered as a variant: Penarañda, Péñaranda or Pèñaranda. Click here for further potential spellings of Penaranda.

How Common Is The Last Name Penaranda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penaranda is the 88,457th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,341,842 people. Penaranda is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Penaranda live; 58 percent live in South America and 55 percent live in Andean South America.

Penaranda is most frequently used in Bolivia, where it is held by 2,634 people, or 1 in 4,031. In Bolivia it is mostly concentrated in: La Paz Department, where 34 percent reside, Potosi Department, where 26 percent reside and Chuquisaca Department, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Bolivia Penaranda occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Penaranda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penaranda surname are 33.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penaranda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $45,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $45,016 CAD per year.

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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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