Penias Surname

297,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Penias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea9691:8,415645
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
Micronesia561:1,897409
Austria511:166,96921,809
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Israel121:713,13647,700
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Penias (4,973) may also be a first name.

Penias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penias occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penias? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penias is the 297,841st most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,697,847 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Penias are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 96,544th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 4,973 people.

Penias is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 969 people, or 1 in 8,415. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 39 percent live, New Ireland, where 24 percent live and Milne Bay, where 10 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live and Micronesia, where 4 percent live.

Penias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penias last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Penias earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning $44,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phenias92212/
Pienias92121/
Peniats925/
Peniase922/
Penia91713/
Phenihas8623/
Peniasse861/
Phienias861/
Pinias83179/
Panias83163/
Penhas83118/
Pesnia83116/
Peniaz8376/
Peniat8350/
Pengia8333/
Ponias8325/
Pegnia8325/
Penija8312/
Pejnia839/
Peneas838/
Penios835/
Pegnas834/
Penyas833/
Phenia832/
Pienia832/
Penhia831/
Peniac831/
Penjia831/
Penioa830/
Peniasová806/
Phinias776,587/
Pheneas7738/
Piniasz7730/
Penyase7721/
Pinihas777/
Phonias774/
Pheniaz774/
Penayos774/
Penaios774/
Panihas773/
Ponnias773/
Paniash772/
Penajos772/
Penehas772/
Pannias772/
Phanias772/
Penijaa771/
Pieniaż771/
Ponieas771/
Petnnia770/
Penha7329,108/
Piñas734,150/
Penya73609/
Pinia73548/
Pegna73267/
Penea73146/
Penja7371/
Penio7326/
Peñia732/
Pénia731/
Peignois7180/
Phinihas7119/
Phenehas716/
Phinnias712/
Peiniadz711/
Phinieas711/
Pehniaah711/
Pieniaha711/
Pinhas67829/
Penyaz67721/
Phenya67492/
Penyah67278/
Pienio67209/
Penhos67197/
Pineas67154/
Panjas67115/
Peneha6789/
Pinios6774/
Piniac6759/
Painia6758/
Piniaź6748/
Penyasova6747/
Panios6738/
Peigna6737/
Peenya6731/
Piniat6717/
Pynhas6716/
Penhay6715/
Pingia6715/
Piniaś6715/
Pinjia6715/
Penjos6710/
Piniaż678/
Penijo676/
Penjai676/
Piniaz675/
Peanea674/
Pinyas673/
Paniaz673/
Ponios673/
Peinea673/
Pignia672/
Pinjas672/
Petnja672/
Penhio672/
Penhoi672/
Poinia671/
Pyngia671/
Penhai671/
Penjay671/
Pinioa671/
Phinia671/
Pengio671/
Petgna671/
Peañas671/
Peinja671/
Penihioha671/
Peniop671/
Penjah671/
Penjap671/
Piniah671/
Peenja671/
Penjad671/
Penhaa671/
Penhya671/
Peanha671/
Peniod670/
Pengea670/
Penyos670/

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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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  • 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 Penias
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