Penaya Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Penaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Penaya (14) may also be a first name.
Penaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penaya is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Penaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Penaya live; 54 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,123,902. In Argentina Penaya is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 83 percent are found and Formosa Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Argentina it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 46 percent are found and Peru, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Penaya
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