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

The surname Penda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺪﺍ, Hindi: पेन्दा, Marathi: पेन्डा, Oriya: ନ, Russian: Пенда, Tibetan: དཔལ་གྲ།) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Pendá. For other potential spellings of Penda click here.

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

It is the 46,064^th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 647,379 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Penda reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 11,959^th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 83,344 people.

The surname Penda is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,589 people, or 1 in 4,526. In Cameroon Penda is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 46 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre Region, where 18 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Penda Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Penda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Penda surname grew 295 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penda Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Penda surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political 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.