Penelo Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Penelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1061:441,05723,230
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Penelo (28) may also be a first name.

Penelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penelo is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Peñelo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,374,607th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Penelo is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Penelo are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Penelo is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 441,057. In Spain Penelo is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 65 percent are found, Catalonia, where 22 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent are found and Uruguay, where 4 percent are found.

Penelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penelo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penelo surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñelo941/
Penelop928/
Penelou921/
Penelio921/
Peneloux8642/
Peangelo867/
Penheloy861/
Penelios861/
Panelo835,920/
Pinelo834,228/
Penela831,318/
Penalo83561/
Ponelo83280/
Penilo8321/
Penylo8321/
Penolo836/
Pynelo834/
Penecillo801/
Penelas773,794/
Penolio771,217/
Pionelo77337/
Peneleu77127/
Peniela7714/
Panelio7713/
Peneula779/
Penalio777/
Penelia776/
Penollo775/
Pienela775/
Pinelos775/
Panelou774/
Pinielo774/
Penilio772/
Penallo772/
Penoela771/
Peunela771/
Pengela771/
Pineilo771/
Pinealo771/
Pingelo771/
Phenela771/
Phonelo771/
Penalho771/
Penhela770/
Pinelot770/
Penelaud7177/
Penhoela7121/
Penollio714/
Peneliau712/
Penechillio711/
Pinelott710/
Penilott710/
Pinela677,882/
Ponela673,155/
Panela671,093/
Penola67451/
Panilo67421/
Penecilla67336/
Penala67189/
Pynylo67168/
Pinalo67118/
Pinilo6789/
Panylo6775/
Ponalo6762/
Ponolo6737/
Pinolo6710/
Penila678/
Pinylo678/
Panalo675/
Panolo674/
Pinelohdz673/
Pañelo673/
Peñela672/
Pinhelios671/
Penicella671/
Penaló671/
Penecella671/

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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 Penelo
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