Peniel Surname

308,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname

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

Peniel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peniel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8911:59,4186,396
Papua New Guinea1451:56,2337,159
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
United States161:22,653,683662,747
India131:59,005,029552,550
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Congo91:554,34412,633
Qatar61:393,00055,922
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Peniel (4,131) may also be a first name.

Peniel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peniel (Bengali: পেনিয়েল, Oriya: େପନିଏଲ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peniel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,931st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Peniel live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Peniel is also the 108,183rd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 4,131 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 891 people, or 1 in 59,418. In Tanzania Peniel is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 60 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 20 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Tanzania Peniel is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Peniel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peniel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peniel surname grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peniel Last Name Statistics demography

Peniel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.92% less than the national average, earning $34,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pengiel9257/
Peniele929/
Pheniel922/
Peeniel921/
Penel912,371/
Penil9121/
Penielle863/
Piniel832,157/
Penuel831,924/
Pengel831,736/
Pesnel831,040/
Paniel83531/
Phenil8389/
Petnil8364/
Penell8359/
Penill8350/
Peinel8345/
Peniol8330/
Poniel8327/
Penoel8325/
Pengil8325/
Petnel8315/
Pienel836/
Penhel836/
Phenel832/
Penelt831/
Peneul831/
Penail831/
Peneal831/
Peneil831/
Pegnil830/
Penoil830/
Pesnell77742/
Peinelt77665/
Phetnil77128/
Pehnelt7757/
Panijel7754/
Phaniel7752/
Penuell7751/
Pienoel7728/
Phennel7723/
Phenuel7718/
Panniel7717/
Penouel7714/
Peinell777/
Peniyal776/
Pienell774/
Penhuel773/
Pethnil772/
Paenell771/
Peneisl771/
Pengill771/
Penaell771/
Piniell771/
Paniell771/
Peneile771/
Peneșel771/
Peinael771/
Pegnele771/
Phiniel771/
Peeneel771/
Peunell770/
Peanell770/
Penhail770/
Peasnel770/
Pegnell770/
Pinel7312,409/
Panel731,220/
Piñel73299/
Panil73226/
Peñil73211/
Peinl7365/
Ponel7361/
Ponil7331/
Pinil7327/
Pynel731/
Pénel731/
Penelova71184/
Peasnell71152/
Panniell7152/
Poehnell7128/
Penawell7114/
Phetnill713/
Pynielle712/
Pinielle711/
Peenhele711/
Phennell711/
Penyiale711/
Penheale710/
Pingel678,451/
Pinell672,534/
Pinhel67499/
Panuel67339/
Panell67277/
Pannil67266/
Pannel67263/
Painel67206/
Piñuel67113/
Pingil67112/
Phanil6795/
Paynel6793/
Pignel6780/
Piniol6755/
Paneel6743/
Paiñel6738/
Pinuel6735/
Panjel6729/
Panjil6727/
Ponnel6716/
Pinail6716/
Penyol6714/
Ponell6713/
Pohnel6713/
Ponjel6712/
Pionil6711/
Painil6710/
Pañiel6710/
Phonil679/
Ponnil678/
Phanel677/
Pinjel676/
Pinyel676/
Pęgiel675/
Pinoel675/
Paniil674/
Panill673/
Pynell673/
Poinel673/
Pisnel673/
Pinill673/
Pinelh672/
Pinilt672/
Pynhel672/
Phinel671/
Paanil671/
Panael671/
Panoel671/
Pahnel671/
Panelė671/
Peñuel671/
Phenyl671/
Pitnel671/
Pineil671/
Pinjil671/
Píngel671/
Pinyil671/
Phinil671/
Petnll671/
Ponill670/

Peniel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peniel in the Bengali language
পেনিয়েলpeniyela-
Peniel in the Oriya language
େପନିଏଲepani'ela50
ପନୂଏଲpanu'ela50

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