Penedo Surname

72,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Penedo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penedo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,7971:76,5372,868
Portugal1,3401:7,775711
Spain1,3311:35,1253,497
Argentina4301:99,4038,384
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Guatemala1281:125,6463,200
France1031:644,88183,663
Uruguay881:38,9974,467
Venezuela751:402,7218,293
Peru551:577,89315,104
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Panama381:102,9543,886
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
England291:1,921,31276,208
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Penêdo (5), Peñedo (1) & Pênedo (1) are calculated separately.

Penedo (20) may also be a first name.

Penedo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penedo (Russian: Пенедо) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Penêdo, Peñedo or Pênedo. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penedo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,411th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,070,281 people. The surname Penedo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Penedo live; 51 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Luso-South America. Penedo is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,797 people, or 1 in 76,537. In Brazil Penedo is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 26 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 24 percent reside and Amazonas, where 13 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 20 percent reside and Spain, where 20 percent reside.

Penedo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penedo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penedo last name increased 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penedo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penedo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Penedo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 38.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,849 per year; in United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $52,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penêdo945/
Peñedo941/
Pênedo941/
Penedos92291/
Pengedo928/
Peneado922/
Peinedo922/
Peniedo921/
Penedou921/
Penedot921/
Peneido921/
Pinedo8369,339/
Penido833,908/
Penado832,951/
Peneda831,259/
Panedo8320/
Pínedo831/
Peinado7740,573/
Penidou7730/
Pinedos7719/
Pieneda7717/
Pienado7710/
Peneida779/
Pionedo776/
Penedas775/
Penieda774/
Pinhedo774/
Peineda773/
Piniedo772/
Penaido772/
Penidos772/
Pineido771/
Peynaydo711/
Penedaud711/
Pengidou711/
Pineda67732,304/
Penida672,351/
Paneda672,248/
Panado671,561/
Peñeda67491/
Pinado67330/
Panido67126/
Pinido6774/
Penada6765/
Piñedo6743/
Pañedo6739/
Poneda6731/
Ponado6718/
Ponido679/
Penêda676/
Pinodo673/
Peñado672/
Píneda672/
Ponodo671/
Pynado671/
Pinehdouz671/
Pîneda671/
Pinédo671/
Peñido671/

Penedo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penedo in the Russian language
Пенедоpenedo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penedo
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