Penlong Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Penlong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penlong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Penlong (40) may also be a first name.

Penlong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penlong is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penlong? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Penlong reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Penlong is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name globally, held by 40 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Penlong is most common in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paenlong9336/
Penlon9228/
Pinlong8645/
Penleng861/
Pienlang805/
Pinlon7761/
Penlan774/
Pengliang7529/
Pennillon751/
Penland715,282/
Penlann7110/
Pinlang711/
Penglian675/
Pinliang671/
Pennland670/
Pinlom626/
Pimlon622/
Penlam620/
Pinland578/

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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 Penlong
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis