Peniche Surname

55,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Portugal

Peniche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peniche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico4,0371:30,7471,968
Brazil3,0041:71,2632,659
Venezuela9381:32,2011,918
Portugal4341:24,0051,600
United States4301:842,92864,333
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Colombia1191:401,4636,417
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England181:3,095,448105,421
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Suriname41:138,1547,029
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Peñiche (1) & Péniche (1) are calculated separately.

Peniche (16) may also be a first name.

Peniche Last Name Facts

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

Peniche is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Peñiche or Péniche. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peniche? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peniche is the 55,140th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 790,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Peniche are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Peniche is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

The surname Peniche is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 4,037 people, or 1 in 30,747. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Yucatán, where 53 percent are found, Mexico City, where 13 percent are found and Quintana Roo, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Mexico this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent are found and Venezuela, where 10 percent are found.

Peniche Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peniche surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peniche earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 23.99% less than the national average, earning $17,256,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $48,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% less than the national average, earning $48,577 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñiche951/
Péniche951/
Penichet93606/
Peniches935/
Penhiche932/
Peneiche931/
Pheniche931/
Penich92221/
Penice9262/
Pfenicher8829/
Penichett880/
Penisch8686/
Peneche8667/
Phenice8664/
Paniche8638/
Piniche8624/
Penache8623/
Penichi8617/
Penitch8614/
Penicer864/
Penicha863/
Peanich862/
Pfenich862/
Penicce862/
Pehnich861/
Pesnich861/
Penic83279/
Phenicie80598/
Penitsch8075/
Panaiche8032/
Peynache8030/
Pienisch809/
Penicker806/
Penishee802/
Penishch801/
Penitzhe801/
Penauche801/
Penischi801/
Penichio801/
Penetche801/
Peinisch801/
Pinichet801/
Phenicer800/
Penisher800/
Penica77218/
Pinich7791/
Penike7762/
Penise7743/
Penics7735/
Penych7713/
Penish7713/
Phenic776/
Penixe776/
Pehnic772/
Penies772/
Penech772/
Penhse771/
Pinice771/
Pénice771/
Penici771/
Pienic771/
Peniez771/
Penige771/
Phennicie7552/
Peniyacha751/
Peinitsch751/
Panichi714,729/
Peniket71193/
Paynich7199/
Penisse7172/
Pinisch7155/
Pienica7141/
Painich7112/
Phenies7112/
Pajnich7110/
Penecke7110/
Pänicke7110/
Phinich7110/
Pienitzsch717/
Panuche716/
Pinichi714/
Penishi714/
Phenise712/
Pinitch712/
Penique712/
Peneshe712/
Paneche712/
Ponichi712/
Poynice711/
Penicky711/
Peniser711/
Penisih711/
Phenece711/
Penakhe711/
Petnech711/
Penezie711/
Penises711/
Pinaice711/
Pinicha711/
Penuchi711/
Penhese711/
Peynish710/
Penix672,310/
Penić671,338/
Penez671,075/
Penes67895/
Penis67894/
Penič67186/
Peinecke67120/
Peniz6791/
Pinitsch6759/
Penec6748/
Pinic6739/
Peniş6732/
Penikett6725/
Phinicie6724/
Peneschi6722/
Phenecie6720/
Phenizee6710/
Peneş6710/
Pinesich678/
Phenisee677/
Peniç677/
Petnicki676/
Peneš676/
Penicova675/
Ponnichi673/
Petnaise673/
Phenisse672/
Petnický672/
Poignice671/
Poinicke671/
Peanisha671/
Penecker671/
Penij671/
Pinicker671/
Penex671/
Pynechea671/
Phenezie671/
Penehchi671/
Penhetsa671/
Pehenics671/
Peinijih671/
Pgeneshe671/
Pinichai671/
Peniketh670/
Phinnice670/
Pynic670/
Penhesky670/
Pheniker670/

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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 Peniche
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