Penniel Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Penniel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penniel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Penniel (61) may also be a first name.

Penniel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penniel occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penniel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Penniel are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 61 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 45 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 21 percent reside and Benue, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennel921,420/
Pennil9267/
Pennell8612,704/
Pennill86119/
Pennuel8619/
Pengnil8614/
Penneul861/
Pennail861/
Pennelt860/
Pniel8320/
Pennl831/
Pnnel831/
Pennuell807/
Pennaill804/
Peennell802/
Pengnill801/
Piennell801/
Pennyell801/
Bpennell800/
Penneall800/
Pinnel77197/
Pinnil7715/
Pünnel7713/
Pennll772/
Pniell771/
Pynnel770/
Pennawell750/
Penl7337/
Pnel736/
Pnil733/
Pnnl731/
Pinnell714,102/
Pinniol710/
Pinnill710/
Pfneisel6782/
Paennaul6728/
Pnjel675/
Pengnaul672/
Peeml671/
Peunnaul671/
Pgnel671/
Pinneell671/
Pneil671/
Peenl671/
Pnell670/

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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 Penniel
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