Peneva Surname

53,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Peneva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peneva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria8,6441:80796
North Macedonia1941:10,8321,735
Ukraine1601:284,51736,588
Greece1581:70,12511,778
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Spain701:667,88629,788
England331:1,688,42669,999
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Moldova81:445,17130,722
France71:9,488,960336,266
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China21:683,660,78330,601
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Peneva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peneva (Russian: Пенева) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Peneva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peneva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,433rd most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 762,615 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Peneva are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 8,644 people, or 1 in 807. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 16 percent reside, Stara Zagora Province, where 10 percent reside and Varna Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 2 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.

Peneva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Peneva surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Peneva last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Peneva earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.27% less than the national average, earning $31,815 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesneva92122/
Penevau9218/
Peneeva928/
Penaeva928/
Petneva924/
Peyneva921/
Pengeva921/
Penev919,153/
Penevova864/
Penhevad861/
Paneva833,064/
Penava831,759/
Pesnev83114/
Poneva8395/
Pineva8386/
Peneev8313/
Petnev833/
Penhva832/
Peneba832/
Penewa831/
Peniev831/
Pyneva831/
Peinev831/
Peheneeva802/
Pinaeva773,063/
Panaeva771,177/
Pynaeva77332/
Paneeva77131/
Panieva77113/
Poneeva7755/
Paneiva7748/
Ponaeva7719/
Pyneeva7718/
Pinoeva7718/
Panoeva7717/
Pahneva7717/
Payneva7715/
Pytneva7713/
Paineva778/
Pineeva777/
Penyova777/
Pinieva776/
Poneava775/
Ponieva773/
Pysneva772/
Ponoeva771/
Panneva771/
Paenava771/
Peaneba771/
Peneabo771/
Penef7381/
Pinev7349/
Penew7315/
Penyv735/
Pynev734/
Peneb733/
Penevová7114/
Panhaeva7110/
Pohnaeva714/
Pannieva712/
Panevaha712/
Penaivea711/
Pahnaeva711/
Phenebah711/
Penewait710/
Peneff67154/
Panava6776/
Penawa6754/
Paniva6732/
Penyov6729/
Peñeba6728/
Pineba6722/
Panyva6717/
Ponewa6713/
Paynev6711/
Pyneev6711/
Pytnev678/
Penawo675/
Painev674/
Peniwa674/
Piniev674/
Pinewa673/
Pinava672/
Pineev672/
Pinevo672/
Pyniva672/
Panewa672/
Peneuw671/
Penebo671/
Panéva671/
Penewo671/
Penjua671/
Penhua671/
Penjwa671/
Poniva671/

Peneva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peneva in the Russian language
Пеневаpeneva-

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Footnotes

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