Penia Surname
Approximately 713 people bear this surname
Penia Surname User-submission:
Means 'pity' or 'rock', by their literal description.
Penia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 447 | 1:101,840 | 14,586 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Peñia (2) & Pénia (1) are calculated separately.
Penia (1,295) may also be a first name.
Penia Surname Meaning
Penia Demographics
Average Penia Salary in
United States
$41,054 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Penia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penia (Georgian: ფენია, Oriya: େପନିଆ) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Peñia or Pénia. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Penia is the 470,770th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. Penia occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Penia live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 218,771st most common first name in the world, borne by 1,295 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 101,840. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 88 percent live, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 4 percent live and Odessa Oblast, where 2 percent live. Besides Ukraine Penia exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Penia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Penia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penia last name grew 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Penia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Penia surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.
Penia earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,054 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penia in the Oriya language | ||
| େପନିଆ | epani'a | - |
| Penia in the Georgian language | ||
| ფენია | penia | 99.63 |
| პენია | penia | 0.37 |
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