Penita Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Greece

Penita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Greece281:395,70752,747
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Penita (444) may also be a first name.

Penita Last Name Facts

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

Penita is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penita? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,765,740th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Penita is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Penita are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 406,780th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 444 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,755,192. In Indonesia Penita is most common in: Bali, where 63 percent live, North Sumatra, where 21 percent live and South Sumatra, where 8 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 26 percent live and The Philippines, where 24 percent live.

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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 Penita
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