Penev Surname

55,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Penev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria8,1341:85898
Serbia1941:36,8303,817
Ukraine1641:277,57735,844
Greece1451:76,41212,866
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
North Macedonia691:30,4563,704
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Canada401:921,14070,350
England361:1,547,72466,012
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Croatia171:248,74126,882
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Penev (12) may also be a first name.

Penev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penev (Russian: Пенев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Penev.

How Common Is The Last Name Penev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penev is the 55,478th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 796,192 people. The last name Penev is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Penev are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 8,134 people, or 1 in 858. In Bulgaria Penev is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 16 percent live, Varna Province, where 10 percent live and Stara Zagora Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Bulgaria it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 2 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.

Penev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Penev surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Penev are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Penev earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 488.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,399,420 per year; in United States they earn 31.91% more than the national average, earning $56,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peneva919,556/
Pesnev91114/
Penaev9114/
Peneev9113/
Petnev913/
Peinev911/
Peniev911/
Peyneva831/
Panev802,884/
Penov801,502/
Penef8081/
Ponev8073/
Pinev8049/
Penew8015/
Penyv805/
Pynev804/
Peneb803/
Penav801/
Penevová7714/
Penevova774/
Pinaev732,805/
Panaev731,469/
Pynaev73264/
Peunov73260/
Peneff73154/
Paniev73105/
Paneev73100/
Pineva7386/
Penipe7349/
Penyov7329/
Peynov7327/
Pinoev7320/
Pahnev7320/
Penepe7314/
Paenov7313/
Poneev7312/
Paynev7311/
Pyneev7311/
Ponaev739/
Pytnev738/
Panoev736/
Piniev734/
Painev734/
Peinov734/
Poniev733/
Pineev732/
Pyneva731/
Peneuw731/
Ponoev731/
Ponnev731/
Pienov731/
Payneva6715/
Panniev6711/
Pheneuf6711/
Phineev6711/
Penishv6710/
Paineva678/
Panhaev675/
Pohnaev674/
Phinnev672/
Peinepe671/
Peenipe671/
Penhipe671/
Pheneff670/

Penev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penev in the Russian language
Пеневpenev-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penev
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