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 is found most in Argentina. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Penesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,108,016th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Penesi live; 67 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Penesi is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widespread in Argentina, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 344,705. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Mendoza Province, where 31 percent reside, Buenos Aires Province, where 23 percent reside and Córdoba Province, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Argentina Penesi occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 16 percent reside and Greece, where 12 percent reside.

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
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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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