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 surname Penhey occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penhey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Penhey is the 2,372,517th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Penhey are found; 66 percent are found in Australasia and 66 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 188,680. In New Zealand it is most common in: Wellington Region, where 71 percent are found, Waikato Region, where 25 percent are found and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring New Zealand Penhey is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 29 percent are found.
Penhey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Penhey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 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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