Penas Surname
Approximately 3,564 people bear this surname
Penas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 511 | 1:83,647 | 7,078 |
| Peru | 506 | 1:62,814 | 4,887 |
| Portugal | 500 | 1:20,836 | 1,443 |
| United States | 473 | 1:766,298 | 59,625 |
| Brazil | 441 | 1:485,429 | 18,339 |
| France | 426 | 1:155,922 | 24,194 |
| Philippines | 153 | 1:661,688 | 68,918 |
| Spain | 131 | 1:356,886 | 20,305 |
| Cuba | 83 | 1:138,828 | 3,528 |
| Uruguay | 50 | 1:68,635 | 7,289 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Penas (224) may also be a first name.
Penas Demographics
Average Penas Salary in
United States
$47,536 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Penas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penas in the Marathi language | ||
| पेञस | penasa | 75 |
| पेनस | penasa | 25 |
| Penas in the Russian language | ||
| Пенас | penas | - |
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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 Penas
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