Penisela Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Penisela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penisela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Penisela Last Name Facts

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

Penisela is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Penisela.

How Common Is The Last Name Penisela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Penisela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Penisela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Penisela is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 321,630. In Zimbabwe Penisela is most common in: Matabeleland South Province, where 44 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 38 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Penisela exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

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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 Penisela
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