Penoh Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Penoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Penoh (53) may also be a first name.
Penoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penoh occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penoh? popularity and diffusion
Penoh is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Penoh is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Penoh are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Penoh is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 53 people.
This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 92 percent live and Perlis, where 8 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 24 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.
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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 Penoh
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