Penega Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Penega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Penega (27) may also be a first name.
Penega Demographics
Penega Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Penega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Penega (Russian: Пенега) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penega? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Penega live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held forename globally It is held by 27 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Penega is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 64 percent live, Benue, where 32 percent live and Taraba, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Penega is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 42 percent live and Latvia, where 4 percent live.
Penega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Penega surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peniega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Penegay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Penegai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Peunegha | 86 | 8 | / |
| Peunegah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pinega | 83 | 486 | / |
| Penaga | 83 | 96 | / |
| Panega | 83 | 69 | / |
| Ponega | 83 | 11 | / |
| Peniga | 83 | 6 | / |
| Penege | 83 | 5 | / |
| Penegi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Penoga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Peneguy | 77 | 154 | / |
| Penisga | 77 | 116 | / |
| Panegai | 77 | 19 | / |
| Peneger | 77 | 16 | / |
| Pannega | 77 | 7 | / |
| Penegos | 77 | 5 | / |
| Peneghi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pinegas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peniego | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penegui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pienoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponegai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phenege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paniega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinegau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pineaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penigas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pheneger | 71 | 219 | / |
| Penigaud | 71 | 191 | / |
| Pegneguy | 71 | 23 | / |
| Penigaut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Penegued | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phaenaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pegnegui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponnegah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peneguer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peneghui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pieneguy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfeneger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panaga | 67 | 2,134 | / |
| Paniga | 67 | 553 | / |
| Panoga | 67 | 338 | / |
| Pañega | 67 | 226 | / |
| Pinaga | 67 | 139 | / |
| Phenneger | 67 | 132 | / |
| Penago | 67 | 132 | / |
| Peigneguy | 67 | 76 | / |
| Ponego | 67 | 56 | / |
| Pinege | 67 | 19 | / |
| Penigault | 67 | 18 | / |
| Piniga | 67 | 14 | / |
| Penigo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ponaga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pinoga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Penigi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poniga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peñaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penygo | 67 | 0 | / |
Penega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penega in the Russian language | ||
| Пенега | penega | - |
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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 Penega
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