Peninah Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Peninah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peninah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5861:78,8057,317
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Peninah (49,587) may also be a first name.

Peninah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peninah is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Peninah.

How Common Is The Last Name Peninah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,938th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Peninah live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Peninah is also the 18,628th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 49,587 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 586 people, or 1 in 78,805. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 24 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 17 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Peninah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penina922,008/
Pesnina8672/
Peninga8638/
Pengina866/
Peniona866/
Peunina864/
Phenina862/
Peninas861/
Pininah861/
Paninah861/
Peninai861/
Peneina861/
Pienina861/
Penhinho801/
Penengah801/
Panina7729,132/
Penino77567/
Pinina77206/
Ponina77202/
Penyna7749/
Pynina7738/
Penuna7718/
Penena775/
Pinitnath751/
Pingina71548/
Peninoy71390/
Pininga71335/
Peninou7191/
Phenena7134/
Penenga7128/
Pannina7117/
Pesnyna717/
Panenah715/
Pininas713/
Paninha713/
Pininho713/
Ponnina713/
Peneyna712/
Pionina712/
Peningo712/
Paenyna711/
Paynina711/
Pponina711/
Panhina711/
Panaina711/
Penigno711/
Paninau711/
Paninoh711/
Pengena711/
Pegnena711/
Pengino711/
Poneina710/
Pinijnai6794/
Phininga6722/
Penehyna674/
Penyonga673/
Peñna673/
Peniongo672/
Pinitnai671/
Penignos671/
Panineau671/

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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 Peninah
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