Penas Surname

127,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Portugal

Penas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina5111:83,6477,078
Peru5061:62,8144,887
Portugal5001:20,8361,443
United States4731:766,29859,625
Brazil4411:485,42918,339
France4261:155,92224,194
Philippines1531:661,68868,918
Spain1311:356,88620,305
Cuba831:138,8283,528
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England171:3,277,533109,658
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Panama51:782,45211,059
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guam11:160,1214,893
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Penas (224) may also be a first name.

Penas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penas (Marathi: पेञस, Russian: Пенас) occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 127,306th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,044,766 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Penas live; 43 percent live in South America and 18 percent live in Iberian Europe. Penas is also the 601,629th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 224 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 83,647. In Argentina Penas is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 62 percent reside, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 24 percent reside and Entre Ríos Province, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Argentina this surname is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 14 percent reside and Portugal, where 14 percent reside.

Penas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penas last name increased 15,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penas surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% registered with the party.

The amount Penas earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,852 per year; in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $46,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penhas91118/
Pengas9135/
Penass9128/
Penase9120/
Penais9116/
Poenas9115/
Peneas918/
Phenas917/
Penads917/
Pienas916/
Pegnas914/
Peinas912/
Penazs912/
Penaus912/
Peanas911/
Pejnas911/
Pehnas911/
Pena89223,598/
Penasse83510/
Pheneas8338/
Penashe8326/
Pengasz834/
Pheinas833/
Phenais831/
Phienas831/
Panas807,980/
Pinas804,903/
Ponas804,028/
Penga801,679/
Peana80430/
Penac80300/
Penos80287/
Piena80279/
Pegna80267/
Penau80155/
Penea80146/
Penat80136/
Peuna8091/
Peina8085/
Penay8083/
Penaz8080/
Penai8072/
Penah8057/
Pența8057/
Pynas8049/
Peena8039/
Phena8035/
Petna8022/
Peyna8017/
Penad8015/
Penaa8015/
Pesna808/
Penap804/
Pehna802/
Ppena801/
Penaj801/
Pgena801/
Bpena801/
Penoa801/
Vpena801/
Penax800/
Petnaise773/
Penasova772/
Phieneas771/
Phenahas771/
Pheneaus771/
Penaud732,638/
Poinas731,222/
Peneau731,136/
Pinhas73829/
Panais73303/
Penhos73197/
Panasz73156/
Pineas73154/
Phanas73142/
Pingas73124/
Pannas73105/
Phenna7387/
Pinase7379/
Pengai7366/
Pengos7351/
Peigna7337/
Peneac7333/
Pehyna7333/
Pheana7332/
Pengay7329/
Penaat7327/
Painas7326/
Peanna7322/
Phinas7322/
Pinaas7322/
Penaux7321/
Phenga7321/
Penace7319/
Pynhas7316/
Penhay7315/
Ponnas7314/
Pengau7313/
Peanga7312/
Phenos7312/
Pinash7311/
Phetna7311/
Panash739/
Pinaus737/
Pinahs737/
Phonas737/
Pehnos736/
Poneas736/
Pedtna735/
Pginas735/
Penaut735/
Pgenna734/
Penose734/
Peanea734/
Pienha734/
Petnna733/
Pheena733/
Penous733/
Peinga733/
Peinea733/
Penhoa733/
Peenay732/
Peynau732/
Panass732/
Penatt732/
Pyngas732/
Panhas732/
Penhac732/
Pynash732/
Ponais731/
Ponash731/
Peenaa731/
Peetna731/
Puinas731/
Peneis731/
Penhai731/
Penhat731/
Phenad731/
Pheina731/
Peenah731/
Peneus731/
Pienai731/
Pienay731/
Petgna731/
Peañas731/
Penaha731/
Penaid731/
Pengaï731/
Pehnad731/
Peinad731/
Pinays731/
Poenaş731/
Ponass731/
Paneas731/
Petnos731/
Petnat731/
Panahs731/
Penaai731/
Penhaa731/
Peanha731/
Penois730/
Phenoa730/
Penioa730/
Peneasova711/
Penassová711/
Pina6798,604/
Peno672,188/
Phineas671,461/
Penault67766/
Pesneau67381/
Peynaud67261/
Pyna67193/
Peneaud67183/
Phennat67178/
Peyneau67169/
Peineau67155/
Peneaux67133/
Painhas67120/
Paingas67101/
Pinhais6794/
Phennah6788/
D'Penha6788/
Peinaud6780/
Pína6769/
Poinhas6741/
Peńa6733/
Pesnaux6731/
Peignat6725/
Penache6723/
Panhaus6712/
Pegneau6711/
Pinhass6711/
Péna678/
Páginas677/
Penatch675/
Phengna674/
Peengay673/
Phetnat673/
D'Phena672/
Penuose672/
Panasch672/
Penã672/
Penahee672/
Peneaut672/
Peethna671/
Paínhas671/
Phinhas671/
Pheneau671/
Penouse671/
Pesnojs671/
Puinhas671/
Pienaah671/
Phainas671/
Panhasz671/
Peenazh671/
Peangna671/
Phaneas670/
Penhous670/
Poitnas670/
Petnead670/
Peanace670/

Penas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penas in the Marathi language
पेञसpenasa75
पेनसpenasa25
Penas in the Russian language
Пенасpenas-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penas
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