Penel Surname

179,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Penel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0931:31,7363,860
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Haiti491:218,0398,036
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Pénel (1) are calculated separately.

Penel (472) may also be a first name.

Penel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penel is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Pénel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 179,849th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,073,617 people. The last name Penel is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Penel live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 391,811th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 472 people.

It is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 2,093 people, or 1 in 31,736. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 31 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 28 percent live and Île-de-France, where 15 percent live. Apart from France Penel is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Haiti, where 2 percent live.

Penel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penel surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Penel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 43.91% less than the national average, earning R 133,296 per year and in United States they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $35,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pénel931/
Penuel911,924/
Peniel911,221/
Pesnel911,040/
Penell9159/
Peinel9145/
Penoel9125/
Petnel9115/
Pienel916/
Phenel912/
Penelt911/
Peneul911/
Pesnell83742/
Peinelt83665/
Pehnelt8357/
Penuell8351/
Pienoel8328/
Phennel8323/
Phenuel8318/
Peinell837/
Pienell834/
Pheniel832/
Paenell831/
Peeniel831/
Penaell831/
Peneșel831/
Peinael831/
Peeneel831/
Peunell830/
Peanell830/
Peasnel830/
Pegnell830/
Pinel8012,409/
Panel801,220/
Peinl8065/
Ponel8061/
Penil8021/
Pynel801/
Penelova77184/
Peasnell77152/
Poehnell7728/
Peenhele771/
Phennell771/
Pinell732,534/
Piniel732,157/
Paniel73531/
Panuel73339/
Panell73277/
Pannel73263/
Painel73206/
Paynel7393/
Phenil7389/
Pignel7380/
Petnil7364/
Penill7350/
Pineul7345/
Paneel7343/
Pinuel7335/
Peniol7330/
Poniel7327/
Pengil7325/
Ponnel7316/
Penyol7314/
Ponell7313/
Pohnel7313/
Phanel737/
Pinoel735/
Pynell733/
Poinel733/
Pisnel733/
Pinelh732/
Pynhel732/
Phinel731/
Panael731/
Panoel731/
Pahnel731/
Panelė731/
Peñuel731/
Phenyl731/
Pitnel731/
Petnll731/
Pegnil730/
Pannell6713,662/
Phanuel675,425/
Phengli67713/
Pahnael67272/
Paisnel67268/
Poisnel67263/
Panl67182/
Phetnil67128/
Pahanel6782/
Phaniel6752/
Panneel6746/
Phineul6731/
Ponl6717/
Pitnell6717/
Panniel6717/
Ponnell6714/
Phanoel676/
Painell675/
Puisnel675/
Paynell672/
Pethnil672/
Poinell671/
Pengill671/
Piniell671/
Paineel671/
Paniell671/
Painele671/
Pohnell671/
Phinnel671/
Phiniel671/
Puinell670/
Phinell670/
Paynele670/

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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 Penel
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