Penay Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Penay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 53 | 1:216,918 | 27,806 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Penay (19) may also be a first name.
Penay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penay is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Penay.
How Common Is The Last Name Penay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,061,309th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Penay is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Penay are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name internationally, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 216,918. In Belgium Penay is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 98 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Belgium this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.
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Penay Reference & Research
Penny DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Penny FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Penay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis