Penava Surname

230,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Penava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina9821:3,601726
Croatia5261:8,0391,332
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Latvia371:55,4078,324
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Serbia161:446,55918,714
France151:4,428,181244,602
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Norway101:514,22941,629
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Penava (37) may also be a first name.

Penava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penava occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 230,125th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,143,005 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Penava live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Penava is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 37 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 982 people, or 1 in 3,601. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 0 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Penava occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Penava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penava surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Penava earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.3% less than the national average, earning 189,315 kr per year; in United States they earn 38.18% more than the national average, earning $59,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.12% more than the national average, earning $70,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penaeva928/
Paenava921/
Petnavas862/
Penaivea861/
Peneva839,556/
Penova831,368/
Panava8376/
Penawa8354/
Pinava832/
Penaba832/
Penavi831/
Pethnavas801/
Pinaeva773,063/
Panaeva771,177/
Penabad77664/
Pynaeva77332/
Peunova77219/
Pitnava7777/
Peynova7730/
Panaiva7728/
Penabaz7724/
Ponaeva7719/
Penevau7718/
Peunawa7717/
Penaves7716/
Paenova7710/
Peneeva778/
Penabas777/
Poneava775/
Ponnava774/
Penaver774/
Pesnova774/
Pingava773/
Penabat772/
Panahva772/
Penavis771/
Hpanava771/
Panaïva771/
Penovaz771/
Pesnavi771/
Pionava771/
Poenova771/
Peinova771/
Pengova771/
Phanava771/
Peyneva771/
Petnova771/
Pienavi771/
Painava771/
Pinavat771/
Panavah771/
Pienova771/
Pengaba771/
Penabhai7140/
Pengawai716/
Pohnaeva714/
Phanavay713/
Penovatz713/
Penhaver713/
Painavad712/
Penhaves712/
Phetnawa712/
Pehynova712/
Penovacz711/
Pana'ava711/
Penaouha711/
Puingava711/
Pahnaeva711/
Pannavai711/
Painavat711/
Pinavaha711/
Panova6758,445/
Paneva673,064/
Panawa67382/
Penovi67303/
Ponova67200/
Pinova67121/
Poneva6795/
Pineva6786/
Penová6743/
Pinawa6735/
Pynova6714/
Penabo679/
Panavo678/
Pinaba677/
Penawe677/
Penawo675/
Penabá672/
Phetnawat672/
Peheneeva672/
Penabe672/
Payhnavai671/
Penovy671/
Panéva671/
Phanavajh671/
Penewa671/
Pyneva671/
Pinavo671/

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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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  • 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 Penava
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