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) is most common in Aruba. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Penja live; 32 percent live in Caribbean and 32 percent live in Batavo-Caribbean. It is also the 730,165th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 158 people.
This last name is most frequent in Aruba, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 4,499. Barring Aruba Penja occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent live and Finland, where 13 percent live.
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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