Penian Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Penian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Penian (25) may also be a first name.

Penian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penian is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penian is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Penian reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,529,342. In Burkina Faso Penian is most common in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pengian922/
Peniane921/
Peniang921/
Peinian921/
Phetnian865/
Peiniang861/
Panian831,223/
Penion83302/
Penjan8390/
Ponian8323/
Peiñan8322/
Penhan8316/
Peniam8314/
Pinian8313/
Pegnan8310/
Penean837/
Penyan831/
Pynian830/
Ponijan77692/
Panijan77174/
Painian77149/
Penjean7783/
Pingian7777/
Phenhan7744/
Ponnian7740/
Panjian7733/
Pannian7718/
Pheniam7718/
Phenjan7714/
Paenjan7711/
Penjane7710/
Peniong779/
Pemjian778/
Paniaan774/
Phonian773/
Phanian772/
Panhian772/
Peynean772/
Peignan772/
Petniam772/
Pienjan772/
Pengion771/
Penjang771/
Penyant771/
Pinjian771/
Panihan771/
Pienyan771/
Pegnand771/
Pegnang771/
Pegnion771/
Peniham771/
Penione771/
Penjain771/
Penoion771/
Ponihan771/
Piniane771/
Penjant771/
Penjhan771/
Peanion770/
Penehan770/
Piñan732,057/
Peñan73113/
Peignand71186/
Pinggian7142/
Pinajian7134/
Pinijjan7115/
Phaniaan719/
Peignant719/
Phetniam718/
Pinejian715/
Phaenjan714/
Phenjane714/
Pengehan714/
Pahanian713/
Phonnian711/
Pinijgan711/
Phenjang711/
Pethniam711/
Pinion673,562/
Pinjan671,391/
Pinyan67848/
Pignan67821/
Ponjan67125/
Panion67106/
Pegnam6790/
Penjam6788/
Pimjan6785/
Pañian6781/
Phengniam6774/
Pegnon6771/
Ponnaiyan6757/
Penyon6739/
Penham6727/
Pinhan6725/
Piniam6721/
Penjon679/
Ponion677/
Pinean674/
Pynion672/
Paiñan672/
Penyam671/
Peñean671/
Peañan671/
Peneon671/
Pehengnan671/
Ponían671/

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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 Penian
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