Penefiel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Penefiel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penefiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Peñefiel (4) are calculated separately.

Penefiel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penefiel is found most frequently in Ecuador. It can occur as a variant: Peñefiel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penefiel? popularity and diffusion

Penefiel is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Penefiel is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Penefiel reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Ecuador, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 15,905,846. Beside Ecuador Penefiel occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Penefiel
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