Penepe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Penepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Penepe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penepe has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Penepe reside; 43 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Mato Grosso, where 100 percent live. Besides Brazil Penepe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peinepe921/
Pinepe8373/
Penipe8349/
Peneev8313/
Penape839/
Ponepe835/
Penepi831/
Painepe77127/
Penhope772/
Penhipe771/
Pinepey771/
Pineepe771/
Peenipe771/
Penev739,153/
Peneb733/
Pinep731/
Penip731/
Peinhope711/
Pionepeh711/
Pinepa6715/
Pyneev6711/
Pinepi678/
Pengip672/
Pineev672/
Peinev671/
Penipa671/
Peniop671/
Panepi671/
Penapi671/
Penipi671/

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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 Penepe
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