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Where Does The Last Name Penha Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Penha (Marathi: पेन्हा) occurs most in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Penhá. For other possible spellings of Penha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penha? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 18,928^th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 250,362 people. The surname Penha occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Penha reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 81,742^nd most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 6,459 people.

The last name Penha is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 27,664 people, or 1 in 7,738. In Brazil Penha is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 20 percent live, Maranhão, where 16 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Besides Brazil Penha occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Penha Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Penha surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Penha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning $27,024,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning $57,119 CAD per year.