Penelas Surname

120,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Penelas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penelas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
Spain4501:103,8938,400
Argentina1181:362,23228,200
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Chile391:451,70411,842
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
France61:11,070,454349,096
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Penelas (10) may also be a first name.

Penelas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penelas (Russian: Пенелас) is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penelas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penelas is the 120,798th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,920,808 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Penelas are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name internationally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in Angola, where it is borne by 2,958 people, or 1 in 9,124. Aside from Angola this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 12 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Penelas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penelas surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Penelas earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 42.09% more than the national average, earning $61,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.27% less than the national average, earning $26,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Penelas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penelas in the Russian language
Пенеласpenelas-

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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 Penelas
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