Peniani Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Peniani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peniani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Peniani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peniani is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peniani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,795,579th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Peniani occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Peniani are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Peniani is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 2,184,432. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 70 percent reside, Paraná, where 26 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 3 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Chile, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penyani86378/
Piniani8615/
Peniana8610/
Penjani865/
Peneani864/
Penhani862/
Peniane861/
Penyanyi804/
Pigniani804/
Phenyani803/
Penionis801/
Penijana801/
Penyanni801/
Phiniani801/
Pinjani71918/
Pignani71304/
Penyane71186/
Pinyani7135/
Penyana7116/
Penjane7110/
Peniona716/
Penjana712/
Penjiangeh711/
Penyoni711/
Peneane711/
Piniane711/
Penione711/
Phenyane671,084/
Peniones67445/
Phenyana6714/
Painjani6713/
Phinyani6710/
Penionez676/
Phenjane674/
Pinionis672/
Pinjyani671/

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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
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  • 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 Peniani
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