Penja Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Penja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Penja (158) may also be a first name.
Penja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penja (Hindi: पॅंजा) occurs most in Aruba. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Penja reside; 32 percent reside in Caribbean and 32 percent reside in Batavo-Caribbean. Penja is also the 730,165th most widely held first name on earth, held by 158 people.
It is most frequent in Aruba, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 4,499. Outside of Aruba Penja exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and Finland, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penja in the Hindi language | ||
| पॅंजा | penja | - |
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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 Penja
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