Penhey Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Penhey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
Penhey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penhey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penhey is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penhey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Penhey is the 2,372,517th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Penhey occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Penhey reside; 66 percent reside in Australasia and 66 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
This surname is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 188,680. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Wellington Region, where 71 percent reside, Waikato Region, where 25 percent reside and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than New Zealand this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 29 percent reside.
Penhey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Penhey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Penhey surname rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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
- 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 Penhey
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