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
Penoh is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penoh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Penoh is predominantly 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 common first name on earth, borne by 53 people.
The last name Penoh is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held 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. Apart from Malaysia Penoh occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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