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Where Does The Last Name Penda Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Penda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺪﺍ, Hindi: पेन्दा, Marathi: पेन्डा, Oriya: ନ, Russian: Пенда, Tibetan: དཔལ་གྲ།) is most common in Cameroon. It can appear as: Pendá. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penda? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 46,064^th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 647,379 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Penda are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Penda is also the 11,959^th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 83,344 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4,589 people, or 1 in 4,526. In Cameroon Penda is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 46 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 24 percent reside and Centre Region, where 18 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Penda exists in 62 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Penda Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Penda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 295 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penda Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Penda surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

Penda earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning $31,992 USD per year.