Peneau Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Peneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0791:61,5608,367
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Péneau (53) are calculated separately.

Peneau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peneau occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Péneau. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peneau? popularity and diffusion

Peneau is the 326,995th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Peneau reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Peneau is most numerous in France, where it is held by 1,079 people, or 1 in 61,560. In France Peneau is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 39 percent are found, French Guiana, where 26 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found. Aside from France this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Peneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peneau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peneau last name expanded 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peneau surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Peneau earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.77% more than the national average, earning $55,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péneau9453/
Pesneau92381/
Peneaud92183/
Peyneau92169/
Peineau92155/
Peneaux92133/
Pegneau9211/
Peneaut922/
Pheneau921/
Penau91155/
Peneu916/
Peigneau8622/
Peyneaud8615/
Pesneaud8610/
Peneault863/
Pheneaus861/
Penaud832,638/
Penaux8321/
Penaut835/
Pyneau833/
Peynau832/
Penaus832/
Peuneu831/
Pena80223,598/
Peigneaux8080/
Penault77766/
Panneau77500/
Poineau77426/
Pineaud77410/
Payneau77322/
Peynaud77261/
Peinaud7780/
Pesnaux7731/
Peyneou7721/
Ponneau7714/
Pigneau7713/
Péneaud772/
Pineaut771/
Penas733,564/
Penga731,679/
Penou731,149/
Peana73430/
Pinau73389/
Piena73279/
Pegna73267/
Penat73136/
Paena73133/
Peuna7391/
Peina7385/
Pineu7385/
Penaz7380/
Penah7357/
Pența7357/
Peena7339/
Phena7335/
Petna7322/
Peyna7317/
Penad7315/
Penaa7315/
Paneu7314/
Pesna738/
Poena736/
Poneu736/
Penap734/
Pehna732/
Ppena731/
Pgena731/
Bpena731/
Penoa731/
Vpena731/
Pineault713,380/
Peignaux71163/
Peignaud71154/
Paigneau7145/
Poigneau7137/
Peignaut7125/
Paineaud7124/
Pigneaux7121/
Poineaud718/
Pesnault714/
Poisneau712/
Puigneau711/
Pinaud674,997/
Pengou67162/
Paenah67128/
Penhas67118/
Peignault67105/
Pyneha67105/
Pinaut6799/
Phenna6787/
Peigna6737/
Pehyna6733/
Penass6728/
Penaat6727/
Peanna6722/
Phenga6721/
Petnou6714/
Peanga6712/
Phetna6711/
Pinaux6710/
Pinaus677/
Phenas677/
Penads677/
Peunou677/
Pénaud676/
Pedtna675/
Pgenna674/
Pegnas674/
Phaena674/
Pienha674/
Petnna673/
Pheena673/
Penous673/
Peinga673/
Penhoa673/
Penoux672/
Peinas672/
Penatt672/
Penazs672/
Paneuh672/
Penhou672/
Peenaa671/
Peetna671/
Penhat671/
Phenad671/
Pignau671/
Panneu671/
Pheina671/
Peenah671/
Painau671/
Petgna671/
Peanas671/
Penaha671/
Pengaï671/
Pehnad671/
Peinad671/
Peissenneaux671/
Pesnou671/
Pehnas671/
Petnat671/
Penhaa671/
Peanha671/
Phenoa670/

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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 Peneau
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