Penica Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Penica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1071:187,64419,002
Croatia271:156,61520,822
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
France181:3,690,151224,666
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Pěnica (12) & Peñica (8) are calculated separately.

Penica (11) may also be a first name.

Penica Last Name Facts

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

Penica occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Pěnica or Peñica. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penica? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,115,011th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname Penica is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Penica live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in Romanian Europe. Penica is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname Penica is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 187,644. In Romania it is mostly found in: Prahova County, where 33 percent live, Dâmbovița County, where 28 percent live and Teleorman County, where 28 percent live. Aside from Romania this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Penica Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penica are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Penica earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pěnica9412/
Peñica948/
Pienica9241/
Penicha923/
Penicau921/
Penicia921/
Penicaud86887/
Penicaut86246/
Penitcha861/
Phenicia860/
Panica83584/
Peniza83433/
Penisa8379/
Penice8362/
Penico8361/
Penija8312/
Penika8310/
Ponica836/
Pinica834/
Peneca831/
Penici831/
Penicó831/
Penicault8018/
Pieniecka808/
Penischka801/
Peniche779,219/
Penisga77116/
Phenice7764/
Penikay7752/
Paneica7748/
Penicot7744/
Peniska7743/
Phenico7729/
Penikai7729/
Penicho7729/
Ponicka7727/
Penisah7726/
Penioza7722/
Penichi7717/
Pannica7716/
Pienika7712/
Peniška7711/
Panicca776/
Pionica775/
Penieza775/
Peneaca774/
Pingica773/
Penezia773/
Pinicas772/
Peinisa772/
Phonica772/
Penicce772/
Penicky771/
Penijaa771/
Penueca771/
Pinicay771/
Pinicca771/
Pinicha771/
Piñca732/
Phenicie71598/
Peneycad7174/
Penichou7162/
Pénicaud7129/
Penetsia7128/
Ponickau7123/
Pénicaut7119/
Poniecka7111/
Pesnikas719/
Petnicki716/
Penicker716/
Penicios716/
Penichko713/
Penitsia713/
Piniecka713/
Pionicka712/
Petnický712/
Penhiche712/
Penhidza712/
Peneiche711/
Pheniche711/
Panicqua711/
Penichio711/
Paniecka711/
Petnická711/
Petnycia711/
Pätnicka711/
Pinichai711/
Pinichka711/
Penicott710/
Panika6728,482/
Panico6716,918/
Ponika67386/
Paneca67363/
Penuka67313/
Peneza67230/
Penesa67104/
Penike6762/
Pinika6761/
Penezi6754/
Pieniecki6753/
Phennicie6752/
Peynichou6751/
Pinitchai6741/
Pinijchai6727/
Peñiza6720/
Ponico6719/
Pinici6719/
Peniko6714/
Pinisa6713/
Peniquaud679/
Panuca679/
Peniso678/
Penijo676/
Pineca676/
Piniza676/
Phinichka676/
Peneka675/
Peneki675/
Penizi675/
Peniki673/
Pinico672/
Pinidchai672/
Penhetcha671/
Pinice671/
Pénice671/
Peneci671/
Penikaitė671/
Pănică671/
Peneja671/
Pinuca671/
Phinichai671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penica
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