Peniton Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Peniton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peniton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2141:473,07656,884
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Peniton (12) may also be a first name.

Peniton Last Name Facts

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

Peniton is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peniton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,121,821st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Peniton reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 473,076. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 53 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 36 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Peniton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peniton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peniton last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Peniton
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