Penillas Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Penillas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penillas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Penillas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penillas has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penillas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penillas is the 2,237,939th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Penillas live; 89 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 667,866. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 67 percent reside, Córdoba Province, where 11 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 9 percent reside. Other than Argentina this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 10 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penilla934,191/
Penillos88102/
Pinillas8882/
Peanilla8869/
Penellas8832/
Panillas883/
Peinilla881/
Penilleau8213/
Ponillaus823/
Pinilla8055,193/
Penella801,089/
Penillo8059/
Peñilla802/
Penillault7811/
Pinillos757,567/
Piniella75641/
Pionilla75462/
Panillos75151/
Panellas7544/
Pinellas7541/
Pañellas7519/
Painilla7518/
Penuella756/
Peniello753/
Penellos753/
Ppinilla753/
Pinillla752/
Peinella751/
Piñellas751/
Penillot751/
Pinillia751/
Pingilla751/
Phenella751/
Peanella751/
Penilleault742/
Pengilley71593/
Phenla714/
Pénilleau712/
Pinillois711/
Pinuellas711/
Pinillo674,188/
Penello67603/
Pinella67476/
Piñella67156/
Peinlap672/
Piñilla672/

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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 Penillas
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