Penosi Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Penosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Penosi (15) may also be a first name.
Penosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penosi is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Penosi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penosi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Penosi are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea Penosi is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 97 percent are found and National Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Penosi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 2 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 Penosi
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