Penneh Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Penneh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penneh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1931:22,8422,254
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Penneh (35) may also be a first name.

Penneh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penneh occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penneh? popularity and diffusion

Penneh is the 1,095,216th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name Penneh is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Penneh are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 22,842. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Margibi County, where 60 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 19 percent are found and Bong County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Liberia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennieh921/
Penne911,925/
Penner8332,337/
Penney8322,413/
Pennie832,193/
Pennes83276/
Pienne83240/
Pennet83213/
Pennea8341/
Pinneh8316/
Pennee833/
Penneu832/
Pengne832/
Puenne831/
Pennez830/
Pennei830/
Pfenne830/
Pneh8013/
Pnne801/
Pennett77319/
Pengnet7774/
Penneys7739/
Penness7732/
Pfenner778/
Pennish775/
Pennich773/
Pengnie772/
Pfennes771/
Penniey771/
Pennets771/
Piennie770/
Penny7334,716/
Penna7326,044/
Pinne73563/
Penni73401/
Penné7356/
Pynne7333/
Pennè7322/
Pinnh731/
Pemne731/
Pnner730/
Pfennich71240/
Pinney676,804/
Pinner674,890/
Pennay67380/
Pinnet67144/
Pünner6756/
Pennis6744/
Pinnes6724/
Pengni6723/
Pinnie6722/
Pönner6722/
Pne6714/
Pnh6712/
Pionne6711/
Pennio6711/
Pennyy677/
Penniz677/
Pienna675/
Pennaa675/
Pienny674/
Pennoi674/
Pingne672/
Peenna672/
Pennip671/
Pennai671/
Penniy671/
Pfenni671/
Phnney671/
Pinneu671/
Pemnje671/
Pennni671/
Pinned671/
Pinnee671/
Pinnea670/
Peenny670/

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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
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  • 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 Penneh
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