Penilla Surname

110,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Penilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3551:74,71512,903
Mexico1,2121:102,4143,775
Colombia5901:80,9733,275
United States4661:777,80960,305
Ecuador2551:62,3765,155
Spain1051:445,25723,393
France951:699,18788,446
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Peñilla (2) are calculated separately.

Penilla (227) may also be a first name.

Penilla Last Name Facts

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

Penilla occurs most in The Philippines. It may occur as a variant: Peñilla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penilla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 110,852nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,738,856 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Penilla live; 40 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Penilla is also the 596,468th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 227 people.

The last name Penilla is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,355 people, or 1 in 74,715. In The Philippines Penilla is mostly found in: National Capital Region, where 33 percent reside, Bicol, where 28 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 29 percent reside and Colombia, where 14 percent reside.

Penilla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penilla surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penilla earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,371 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $25,958,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,461 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñilla952/
Penillas9372/
Peanilla9369/
Peinilla931/
Penilleau8813/
Pinilla8655,193/
Penella861,089/
Panilla86507/
Penillo8659/
Ponilla868/
Penilli862/
Penillault8211/
Pengilly801,487/
Piniella80641/
Pionilla80462/
Penillos80102/
Pinillas8082/
Penellas8032/
Painilla8018/
Ponillau808/
Penuella806/
Ppinilla803/
Penielle803/
Peniello803/
Penillet802/
Pinillla802/
Pinillia801/
Peanella801/
Phenella801/
Pingilla801/
Peinella801/
Panillia801/
Penillot801/
Pengilli801/
Phenille800/
Penilleault782/
Ponlla7716/
Phenla774/
Pengilley75593/
Pénilleau752/
Panella719,033/
Pinillo714,188/
Phaenla711,601/
Penello71603/
Pinella71476/
Pañella71473/
Penelle71420/
Panillo71225/
Piñella71156/
Penelly71104/
Penelli7198/
Ponella7166/
Pinilli715/
Piñilla712/
Peinlap712/
Pannlla711/
Pinillos677,567/
Panla673,610/
Pannella671,555/
Paniello67332/
Ponla67285/
Phenglia67177/
Ponnella6784/
Pesnelle6780/
Penellis6756/
Pinellas6741/
Pionella6726/
Pingilli6725/
Pannillo6722/
Piniello6715/
Panellah6711/
Peanelli679/
Panillio675/
Penellos673/
Pinellia673/
Poniello672/
Pinuella672/
Pynielle672/
Petnelli671/
Phinillo671/
Pinielle671/
Poinella671/
Pegnelli671/
Panellla671/
Pecenlia671/
Penelles671/
Pinillie671/
Piñellas671/
Panuella671/
Pingilly670/

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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 Penilla
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