Penia Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Penia Surname User-submission:

Means 'pity' or 'rock', by their literal description.

Penia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4471:101,84014,586
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
England21:27,859,030389,889
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Peñia (2) & Pénia (1) are calculated separately.

Penia (1,295) may also be a first name.

Penia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'pity' or 'rock', by their literal description.

- cameelio96

Penia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penia (Georgian: ფენია, Oriya: େପନିଆ) is most common in Ukraine. It can also be rendered as a variant: Peñia or Pénia. Click here for other possible spellings of Penia.

How Common Is The Last Name Penia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 470,770th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 1,295 people.

Penia is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 101,840. In Ukraine Penia is most frequent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 88 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 4 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 2 percent reside. Not including Ukraine Penia is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Penia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penia are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñia932/
Pénia931/
Penias911,279/
Pesnia91116/
Peniaz9176/
Peniat9150/
Pengia9133/
Pegnia9125/
Penija9112/
Pejnia919/
Phenia912/
Pienia912/
Penhia911/
Penjia911/
Penioa910/
Phenias83212/
Paeniah8334/
Peniats835/
Pheniaz834/
Penijaa831/
Petnnia830/
Penha8029,108/
Pania801,692/
Penya80609/
Ponia80563/
Pinia80548/
Pegna80267/
Penea80146/
Penja8071/
Penio8026/
Phenihas7723/
Peiniadz771/
Pehniaah771/
Pieniaha771/
Phenya73492/
Poniah73358/
Pannia73312/
Panjia73310/
Penyah73278/
Pienio73209/
Pinias73179/
Peneha7389/
Paniah7370/
Painia7358/
Poenya7354/
Piniaź7348/
Peigna7337/
Phania7336/
Peenya7331/
Piniat7317/
Penhay7315/
Ponija7315/
Pingia7315/
Piniaś7315/
Pinjia7315/
Ponnia738/
Penijo736/
Penjai736/
Piniaz735/
Penios735/
Panija734/
Pegnas734/
Peanea734/
Pahnia733/
Peinea733/
Pignia732/
Petnja732/
Paniay732/
Penhio732/
Penhoi732/
Poinia731/
Pyngia731/
Penhai731/
Penjay731/
Pinioa731/
Phinia731/
Pengio731/
Paenio731/
Petgna731/
Peinja731/
Peniop731/
Penjah731/
Penjap731/
Piniah731/
Ponjia731/
Peenja731/
Penjad731/
Penhaa731/
Penhya731/
Peanha731/
Peniod730/
Pengea730/
Penihioha711/
Piña67175,111/
Phinias676,587/
Ponniah675,340/
Pyniaha67164/
D'Penha6788/
Peanjad6773/
Piniaha6752/
Piniasz6730/
Peignat6725/
Penjaha6724/
Panaiia6716/
Pegneau6711/
Piniach6710/
Pigniat6710/
Panaiya679/
Painiah679/
Paniaha678/
Pinihas677/
Panayia677/
Piniacz676/
Piniaau676/
Peanjai676/
Penagio675/
Panniah675/
Phengna674/
Phanija673/
Pińa673/
Ponniha672/
Paneiya672/
Pienjai672/
Penieho671/
Penayya671/
Phoniah671/
Pahania671/
Phaniah671/
Panuyia671/
Panijay671/
Panaija671/
Pinggia671/
Poeniță671/
Ponnija671/
Ponaiya671/
Phaenya671/
Panjiah671/
Pengeai671/
Peangna671/
Peanjat671/
Pegniey670/

Penia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penia in the Oriya language
େପନିଆepani'a-
Penia in the Georgian language
ფენიაpenia99.63
პენიაpenia0.37

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