Penesi Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Penesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1241:344,70527,064
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
Greece271:410,36354,524
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Penesi (10) may also be a first name.

Penesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penesi occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,108,016th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Penesi live; 67 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 344,705. In Argentina Penesi is mostly concentrated in: Mendoza Province, where 31 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 23 percent live and Córdoba Province, where 23 percent live. Beside Argentina this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 16 percent live and Greece, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penesis9281/
Phenesi921/
Peinnesi861/
Pinesi83190/
Penisi83130/
Penezi8354/
Penese8328/
Peneci831/
Penegi831/
Penezić77821/
Painesi77157/
Penezzi7723/
Penezis7721/
Penezič7710/
Phenesy775/
Pengezi774/
Phenexi771/
Penisih771/
Peneazi771/
Phinesi771/
Penezie771/
Penises771/
Pignesi771/
Penezes771/
Penhese771/
Peneser770/
Pheneci770/
Painesis71347/
Pemhesai7115/
Penezich7114/
Pinesich718/
Penedzhi718/
Phennisi711/
Peanezzi711/
Phenezie711/
Peniza67433/
Pinese67359/
Peneza67230/
Pinezi67196/
Pineci6764/
Penice6762/
Penise6743/
Pinisi6740/
Peneze6736/
Peniji6712/
Penege675/
Penizi675/
Penēze672/
Penigi672/
Pineji672/
Pynese672/
Penige671/
Pinési671/
Penici671/

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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 Penesi
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