Penglas Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Penglas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penglas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua2121:28,4011,114
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Penglas Last Name Facts

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

Penglas is found most frequently in Nicaragua. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penglas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penglas is the 1,115,011th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname Penglas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Penglas reside; 99 percent reside in Central America and 99 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

This surname is most frequently used in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 28,401. In Nicaragua Penglas is primarily found in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 73 percent are found, Managua Department, where 11 percent are found and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nicaragua this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 1 percent are found and Honduras, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penglase93431/
Penglass9317/
Pengla92157/
Paengla86105/
Penglai8692/
Penglau8615/
Penglay862/
Penglap861/
Penglad861/
Puengla861/
Paenglha801/
Puenglay801/
Penglace800/
Pingla77255/
Penguilla750/
Pinglay7163/
Pengluo7149/
Pinglai715/
Pengloh714/
Pengley711/
Pengloy711/
Pengloi711/
Penglei711/
Pinglau711/
Pinglaux6733/
Pinglaut6714/
Pingella671/
Pingilla671/
Pinghlia671/
Pengilley63593/
Pengelley63236/
Pinguella6315/
Pinghella631/
Pinglo62818/
Phnglo6220/
Pimgla621/
Pingley57634/
Pinglot5773/
Pinglei572/
Pingilley5082/
Pinguello5066/
Pingoello503/
Pingelley501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Penglas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis