Penu Surname

119,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Penu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,8911:69,9367,538
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Romania4381:45,8405,720
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
India1681:4,565,865118,158
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Moldova531:67,1969,093
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
United States401:9,061,473385,835
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
England61:9,286,343223,652
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Peñu (2) are calculated separately.

Penu (735) may also be a first name.

Penu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penu (Bengali: পেনু, Hindi: पेनू, Marathi: पेनू, Oriya: େପନୁ, Russian: Пену, Tibetan: པི་ནུ་) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Peñu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penu? popularity and diffusion

Penu is the 119,095th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,887,476 people. The surname Penu is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Penu live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Penu is also the 303,693rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 735 people.

The surname Penu is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,891 people, or 1 in 69,936. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 87 percent live, Jakarta, where 5 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 3 percent live. Other than Indonesia Penu exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 18 percent live and Romania, where 11 percent live.

Penu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penu last name rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Penu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 46.86% less than the national average, earning R 126,276 per year and in United States they earn 14.83% less than the national average, earning $36,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñu922/
Penou891,149/
Penus89937/
Pengu89877/
Penau89155/
Penuh89112/
Pesnu8979/
Penut8924/
Petnu8924/
Penhu897/
Peneu896/
Peenu895/
Penuş894/
Pienu893/
Peanu892/
Penui891/
Penuu891/
Phenu891/
Penup891/
Peinu891/
Penaud802,638/
Peneux80274/
Petnui80181/
Pengou80162/
Phennu8059/
Phetnu8047/
Phienu8033/
Penaux8021/
Phengu8015/
Petnuy8015/
Petnou8014/
Pengau8013/
Penutt8012/
Peanut8010/
Phenus809/
Peunou807/
Paenui807/
Peanus806/
Petnuu806/
Penaut805/
Peangu804/
Pethnu804/
Paenau803/
Penous803/
Penoux802/
Peynau802/
Penaus802/
Penhou802/
Peneut801/
Peneus801/
Poenau801/
Peuneu801/
Pesnou801/
Petnuj801/
Phenui801/
Pehnuy801/
Penuha801/
Penuth800/
Panu7549,236/
Pinu751,590/
Ponu75376/
Pynu7511/
Penault73766/
Phengnu73650/
Peynaud73261/
Phetnui73203/
Petnuch73108/
Phaenui7396/
Peinaud7380/
Pesnaux7331/
Peyneou7321/
Penhoud7313/
Phetnuy732/
Pethneu731/
Pegneux731/
Pheanui731/
Penhous730/
Pannu678,641/
Pinus67964/
Ponnu67787/
Pingu67542/
Pinau67389/
Panau67352/
Peigneux67263/
Panui67263/
Peignaux67163/
Peignaud67154/
Ponau67139/
Pineu6785/
Painu6781/
Pinou6780/
Ponhu6760/
Pynus6758/
Ponui6752/
Panhu6742/
Pfinu6737/
Paanu6726/
Pinut6725/
Poinu6725/
Peignaut6725/
Phanu6721/
Panuy6720/
Peignoux6719/
Pionu6716/
Panuh6714/
Paneu6714/
Penhouët6713/
Peinó6711/
Ponuy6710/
Puinu6710/
Ponuh679/
Pinuh678/
Hponu676/
Poneu676/
Phonu674/
Pesnault674/
Panțu674/
Penoe673/
Penão673/
Penoo673/
Pajnu672/
Pinuz672/
Pohnu672/
Poynu671/
Pinup671/
Phinu671/
Panuș671/
Peñus671/
Pinux671/
Pșanu671/
Pisnu671/
Phethnui671/
Penuhova671/
Pignu670/

Penu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penu in the Tibetan language
པི་ནུ་pinu-
Penu in the Bengali language
পেনুpenu-
Penu in the Oriya language
େପନୁepanu-
Penu in the Hindi language
पेनूpenu58.33
पेनुpenu41.67
Penu in the Marathi language
पेनूpenu57.14
पेणुpenu28.57
पेनुpenu14.29
Penu in the Russian language
Пенуpenu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penu
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