Penong Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Penong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Penong (25) may also be a first name.
Penong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penong occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penong? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Penong are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 25 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.
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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 Penong
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