Penelop Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Scotland

Penelop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penelop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Penelop (318) may also be a first name.

Penelop Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penelop (Marathi: पेनेलोप) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Penelop click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penelop? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penelop is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Penelop live; 25 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Penelop is also the 492,367th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 318 people.

Penelop is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent are found and São Paulo, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penelope93112/
Penelo92160/
Phenelope8827/
Peneloppe882/
Penelophe881/
Penelov86171/
Penelio861/
Penelou861/
Phenelophe823/
Peneloux8042/
Peangelo807/
Pinelope804/
Penelape801/
Penelios801/
Penheloy801/
Pinelo774,228/
Penela771,318/
Penylo7721/
Penilo7721/
Pynelo774/
Peñelo771/
Penecillo751/
Pineloppe750/
Penelas713,794/
Pionelo71337/
Peneleu71127/
Peniela7114/
Pinelov7111/
Peneula719/
Penelia716/
Pinelos715/
Pienela715/
Pinielo714/
Penilio712/
Phenela711/
Pingelo711/
Pengela711/
Peunela711/
Pineilo711/
Pinealo711/
Pinelot710/
Penhela710/
Penelaud6777/
Peneliau672/
Penechillio671/
Penilott670/
Pinelott670/

Penelop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penelop in the Marathi language
पेनेलोपpenelopa-

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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 Penelop
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