Penna Surname
Approximately 26,044 people bear this surname
Penna Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller near a pen or sheepfold; one who came from Penn (enclosure, or hill), the name of places in Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire.
Read More About This SurnamePenna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8,285 | 1:7,382 | 1,010 |
| Brazil | 6,521 | 1:32,828 | 1,385 |
| United States | 3,515 | 1:103,118 | 11,382 |
| Argentina | 1,671 | 1:25,580 | 2,159 |
| Colombia | 1,163 | 1:41,078 | 2,273 |
| Australia | 1,044 | 1:25,858 | 3,520 |
| India | 984 | 1:779,538 | 35,210 |
| France | 494 | 1:134,459 | 20,557 |
| England | 351 | 1:158,741 | 14,915 |
| Indonesia | 326 | 1:405,672 | 34,327 |
| Chile | 272 | 1:64,766 | 2,716 |
| Canada | 269 | 1:136,972 | 14,140 |
| Uruguay | 136 | 1:25,234 | 2,945 |
| Mexico | 135 | 1:919,453 | 12,537 |
| Germany | 119 | 1:676,516 | 52,308 |
| Finland | 108 | 1:50,895 | 6,123 |
| Greece | 87 | 1:127,354 | 21,286 |
| Namibia | 78 | 1:30,890 | 4,700 |
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| Switzerland | 64 | 1:128,327 | 12,782 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Venezuela | 44 | 1:686,456 | 11,744 |
| Panama | 35 | 1:111,779 | 4,120 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 202 | 1:120,670 | 11,490 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
The alternate forms: Peñna (3), Penña (1) & Peñña (4) are calculated separately.
Penna (832) may also be a first name.
Penna Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller near a pen or sheepfold; one who came from Penn (enclosure, or hill), the name of places in Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire.
Pen is a Celtic topographical word, signifying "a conical top, generally in a range of hills, as Penchrise-pen, Skelfhill-pen, &c." Jamieson. But there are several parishes, &c., to which this signification does not apply, in the counties of Buckingham and Stafford. The family of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, derived their name, at an early period, from Penn, in the former county.
(Cornish British) The top of a hill; the head.
User-submitted Reference
Means 'pity' or 'rock', by their literal description.
- cameelio96Penna Demographics
Average Penna Salary in
United States
$47,841 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Penna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penna (Hindi: पेन्ना, Russian: Пенна) is found most frequently in Italy. It may appear in the variant forms: Peñna, Penña or Peñña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Penna is the 20,952nd most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 279,817 people. Penna is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Penna reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Italic Europe. Penna is also the 283,108th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 832 people.
Penna is most common in Italy, where it is held by 8,285 people, or 1 in 7,382. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Piedmont, where 30 percent are found, Campania, where 21 percent are found and Lombardy, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Italy this surname exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Penna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Penna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penna surname expanded 5,762 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Penna Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Penna last name are 3.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.56% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Penna earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 13.06% less than the national average, earning €26,107 per year; in Peru they earn 23.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,796 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.8% less than the national average, earning $18,434,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $50,506 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penna in the Hindi language | ||
| पेन्ना | penna | 75 |
| पेंणा | penna | 25 |
| Penna in the Russian language | ||
| Пенна | penna | - |
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