Penin Surname

108,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Penin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,3471:28,3013,443
Spain8821:53,0074,907
Russia3801:379,27136,988
Argentina2071:206,49017,041
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
Belgium391:294,78634,540
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Bulgaria301:232,63012,429
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
England241:2,321,58686,519
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Anguilla11:13,436792
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Peñin (605), Penín (20), Pénin (5) & Peñín (20) are calculated separately.

Penin (2,641) may also be a first name.

Penin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penin (Georgian: პენინი, Russian: Пенин) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Peñin, Penín, Pénin or Peñín. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 108,552nd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,699,521 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Penin live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 142,880th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 2,641 people.

The surname Penin is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 2,347 people, or 1 in 28,301. In France Penin is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 27 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside. Outside of France this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Penin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penin last name declined 15 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Penin surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Penin surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $40,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñin93605/
Penín9320/
Pénin935/
Penina912,008/
Pening911,087/
Penion91302/
Petnin91126/
Paenin9148/
Pengin9145/
Pesnin9140/
Penijn9114/
Phenin9112/
Peynin9111/
Peunin916/
Peanin913/
Pegnin913/
Penink911/
Pienin911/
Pfenin911/
Penien911/
Pejnin911/
Peenin911/
Peñín8720/
Phetnin83291/
Pfening83263/
Peignin8350/
Penincq8313/
Peining839/
Pethnin839/
Phengin835/
Phenina832/
Peninne831/
Peatnin831/
Phening830/
Phenien830/
Peanion830/
Peening830/
Panin8030,165/
Ponin801,725/
Penim80455/
Pinin80305/
Penen80284/
Penyn8044/
Pynin8032/
Penén803/
Penèn801/
Phengnin77158/
Peninque7775/
Phenning7755/
Peningue7731/
Pfeaning771/
Peninnck771/
Pienienė771/
Peinienė771/
Pheatnin771/
Pinion733,562/
Pannin732,323/
Phanin73614/
Phonin73339/
Paenen73239/
Pining73213/
Pinina73206/
Poinin73166/
Penent73122/
Peenen73110/
Peneng73109/
Peinen7395/
Penyna7349/
Penyon7339/
Pynina7338/
Phenim7331/
Poynin7329/
Pyonin7322/
Peynen7322/
Ponnin7316/
Pinink7313/
Pionin7312/
Painin7312/
Pegnim7311/
Phinin7311/
Pesnyn738/
Penuen736/
Paninn735/
Paynin733/
Penenq733/
Pynion732/
Pinint732/
Pignin732/
Pahnin731/
Pegnen731/
Pohnin731/
Poïnin731/
Petnim731/
Pienen730/
Peanen730/
Phenen730/
Phannin67546/
Phonnin67320/
Phionin67171/
Paenaen67112/
Paining67100/
Pahanin6778/
Poining6757/
Peignen6744/
Poyning6738/
Phimnin6712/
Phetnim674/
Pionina672/
Paynina671/
Pađanin671/
Paignin671/
Phining670/

Penin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penin in the Georgian language
პენინიpenini-
Penin in the Russian language
Пенинpenin-

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Footnotes

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