Penian Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Penian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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 last name Penian occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Penian live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 25 people.
The last name Penian is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,529,342. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.
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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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