Peni Surname

50,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Peni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,8771:27,1173,214
Papua New Guinea1,7231:4,732275
Zimbabwe7681:20,1022,988
South Africa7601:71,2868,885
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Moldova2681:13,2892,284
French Polynesia2391:1,175153
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Finland1091:50,4286,087
Solomon Islands931:6,237907
Philippines931:1,088,58389,772
United States781:4,646,909242,363
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Ivory Coast431:536,54016,589
Australia391:692,19746,687
Kosovo391:47,7403,839
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
American Samoa301:1,859357
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
India251:30,682,615377,978
Albania221:132,45711,174
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Lesotho201:101,62811,096
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Congo51:997,81917,129
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
England41:13,929,515290,718
Samoa41:48,452659
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Péni (11) & Pení (2) are calculated separately.

Peni (32,206) may also be a first name.

Peni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peni (Bengali: পেনি, Georgian: ფენი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻰ, Hindi: पेनी, Marathi: पेनी, Oriya: େପନି, Russian: Пени) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Péni or Pení. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,157th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 711,883 people. The surname Peni occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Peni are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Peni is also the 26,371st most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 32,206 people.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4,877 people, or 1 in 27,117. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 25 percent reside, East Java, where 24 percent reside and Central Java, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Peni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peni last name grew 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peni surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% registered with the party.

The amount Peni earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.11% less than the national average, earning R 139,956 per year and in United States they earn 19.31% less than the national average, earning $34,815 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péni9211/
Pení922/
Penis89894/
Pengi89836/
Pegni89714/
Penit89532/
Penid89442/
Penie89165/
Pheni89133/
Peniz8991/
Penai8972/
Penoi8971/
Penyi8967/
Penei8939/
Peniş8932/
Penio8926/
Pesni8924/
Peniy8922/
Peuni8916/
Bpeni8912/
Ppeni8912/
Petni8911/
Penih898/
Peniç897/
Peyni896/
Penhi896/
Penii894/
Peniș894/
Penij891/
Penip891/
Penui891/
Phenis80389/
Pesnoi80261/
Penich80221/
Petnoi80202/
Petnui80181/
Pengai8066/
Penaia8050/
Phetni8030/
Phenit8022/
Penoit8021/
Penais8016/
Penish8013/
Pegnih808/
Petgni807/
Peenoi806/
Peanyi804/
Penhiz803/
Pheniz802/
Penitt802/
Petnis802/
Pienie802/
Penhio802/
Penhoi802/
Peanhi802/
Peetni801/
Peneis801/
Penhai801/
Pethni801/
Phenie801/
Pehnie801/
Peanei801/
Pienai801/
Phenni801/
Peangi801/
Penaid801/
Pengih801/
Peigni801/
Peingi801/
Peinii801/
Pegnie801/
Phenoi801/
Phenui801/
Peynoi801/
Penaai801/
Peanoi801/
Pheniy800/
Penois800/
Penioa800/
Pena75223,598/
Pene7530,905/
Pini7526,480/
Peny751,184/
Penh75805/
Pené7532/
Pyni7516/
Penj7514/
Penè752/
Pîni751/
Phetnoi73454/
Picenni73437/
Pheanis73213/
Phetnui73203/
Peinoit73134/
Penisch7386/
Peenith7362/
Peignie7312/
Phennoi738/
Peanich732/
Pfenich732/
Peannoi732/
Pethnoi732/
Pehnich731/
Phennis731/
Pesnich731/
Petenni731/
Phenais731/
Phennie731/
Pheinoi731/
Pheanui731/
Pehenyi731/
Peamnoi731/
Peatnoi731/
Peynish730/
Paini675,165/
Penet672,816/
Peine672,578/
Penge672,053/
Pinis671,436/
Penez671,075/
Penes67895/
Pingi67809/
Pinit67766/
Peene67632/
Pigni67618/
Pener67463/
Peana67430/
Phene67371/
Pinai67352/
Peane67331/
Piene67315/
Penoy67310/
Piena67279/
Pinij67265/
Peney67250/
Phengnoi67209/
Pinio67165/
Peiny67161/
Penea67146/
Pajni67115/
Peyne6798/
Pinoi6790/
Peina6785/
Penay6783/
Peignois6780/
Poini6777/
Phini6768/
Pinid6767/
Pența6757/
Penje6756/
Pinih6748/
Peyny6748/
Penyo6746/
Penyy6743/
Payni6740/
Peena6739/
Pinie6738/
Pitni6737/
Phena6735/
Pisni6733/
Peany6730/
Pened6727/
Pheny6727/
Pinhi6725/
Pinyi6724/
Pinei6723/
Phengnit6723/
Pegne6723/
Pujni6721/
Peyna6717/
Peune6717/
Penaa6715/
Peneh6715/
Peanh6712/
Peignist6712/
Piniz6710/
Pynie6710/
Peneş6710/
Petne678/
Peneu676/
Peneš676/
Phenh675/
Pesne675/
Peneș675/
Peangnoi675/
Peunj674/
Piniy674/
Peñiz674/
Pejne674/
Pehne673/
Penee673/
Ppene673/
Peñis673/
Pénit673/
Peeny672/
Piniś672/
Petný672/
Phené672/
Pfene672/
Ppena671/
Penishch671/
Phennaid671/
Penaj671/
Pessinni671/
Penhá671/
Peinisch671/
Pesny671/
Pjnai671/
Pynio671/
Puyni671/
Poyni671/
Bpena671/
Pieny671/
Phethnit671/
Phethnui671/
Peynh671/
Penoa671/
Petny670/
Penyt670/
Pechinni670/

Peni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peni in the Georgian language
ფენიpeni-
Peni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻰbny-
Peni in the Bengali language
পেনিpeni-
Peni in the Hindi language
पेनीpeni93.75
पेणिpeni3.13
पैनीpaini3.13
Peni in the Marathi language
पेनीpeni93.33
पेङीpeni3.33
पॅनीpeni3.33
Peni in the Oriya language
େପନିepani69.57
େପନୀepani21.74
େପଣିepani4.35
ପିନିpini4.35
Peni in the Russian language
Пениpeni-

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