Penigo Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Penigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Penigo Last Name Facts

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

Penigo is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penigo? popularity and diffusion

Penigo is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Penigo are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Penigo is most numerous in: California, where 63 percent reside and Arkansas, where 38 percent reside.

Penigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penigo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penigo Last Name Statistics demography

Penigo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.21% less than the national average, earning $21,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penigot9223/
Peniego921/
Penigou921/
Phenigo921/
Panigo83466/
Peniga836/
Ponigo836/
Penugo834/
Penygo830/
Paniego77579/
Penisga77116/
Penegos775/
Poniego773/
Pinigod772/
Paneigo771/
Pénigot771/
Peniega771/
Panaigo771/
Paniggo771/
Pannigo771/
Penigas770/
Piñgo731/
Penigaud71191/
Penigaut712/
Piñeango711/
Paniga67553/
Panugo6782/
Ponego6756/
Penega6753/
Pinugo6718/
Penigault6718/
Pañego6716/
Piniga6714/
Ponugo678/
Poniga671/

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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 Penigo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis