Peneff Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Peneff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peneff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada451:818,79163,991
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Peneff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peneff occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peneff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. Peneff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Peneff reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Peneff is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 818,791. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Saskatchewan, where 80 percent live, British Columbia, where 18 percent live and Ontario, where 2 percent live. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Argentina, where 16 percent live.

Peneff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peneff are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Peneff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.06% more than the national average, earning $51,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $52,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pheneff920/
Penef9181/
Phenewff860/
Paneff8336/
Peniff835/
Pheneuf7711/
Ponneff771/
Penev739,153/
Penew7315/
Penif734/
Peneb733/
Phaneuff711/
Phanneff710/
Peneva679,556/
Pesnev67114/
Peneev6713/
Paneuf673/
Petnev673/
Phanef672/
Peinev671/
Ponnef671/
Peniev671/
Peneuw671/

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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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  • 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 Peneff
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