Penu Surname
Approximately 3,861 people bear this surname
Penu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,891 | 1:69,936 | 7,538 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Romania | 438 | 1:45,840 | 5,720 |
| Nigeria | 248 | 1:714,285 | 32,812 |
| India | 168 | 1:4,565,865 | 118,158 |
| Estonia | 100 | 1:13,218 | 2,037 |
| Moldova | 53 | 1:67,196 | 9,093 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Peñu (2) are calculated separately.
Penu (735) may also be a first name.
Penu Demographics
Penu Political Affiliation
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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་) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also occur as: Peñu. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Penu is the 119,095th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,887,476 people. This surname is predominantly 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 numerous forename world-wide, borne by 735 people.
Penu is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,891 people, or 1 in 69,936. In Indonesia Penu is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 87 percent are found, Jakarta, where 5 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 18 percent are found and Romania, where 11 percent are found.
Penu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Penu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penu last name increased 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Penu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Penu are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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
Penu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penu in the Tibetan language | ||
| པི་ནུ་ | pinu | - |
| Penu in the Bengali language | ||
| পেনু | penu | - |
| Penu in the Oriya language | ||
| େପନୁ | epanu | - |
| Penu in the Hindi language | ||
| पेनू | penu | 58.33 |
| पेनु | penu | 41.67 |
| Penu in the Marathi language | ||
| पेनू | penu | 57.14 |
| पेणु | penu | 28.57 |
| पेनु | penu | 14.29 |
| Penu in the Russian language | ||
| Пену | penu | - |
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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
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- 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 Penu
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