Penuel Surname

213,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Penuel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penuel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7781:227,69013,365
United States6981:519,28243,383
Israel2141:39,9895,464
Papua New Guinea1371:59,5167,632
Tanzania481:1,102,95046,388
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Peñuel (1) are calculated separately.

Penuel (3,082) may also be a first name.

Penuel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penuel (Oriya: େପନୁଏଲ, Russian: Пенуэл) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as: Peñuel. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penuel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 213,930th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,787,706 people. Penuel occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Penuel live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 129,957th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 3,082 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 227,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 69 percent are found, Taraba, where 9 percent are found and Plateau, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Penuel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penuel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penuel last name expanded 1,485 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penuel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Penuel last name are 32.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.87% registered with the political party.

Penuel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñuel941/
Penuell9251/
Pennuel9219/
Phenuel9218/
Penouel9214/
Penhuel923/
Penel912,371/
Pennuell867/
Peniel831,221/
Pesnel831,040/
Panuel83339/
Penell8359/
Peinel8345/
Pinuel8335/
Penoel8325/
Petnel8315/
Pienel836/
Penwel835/
Phenel832/
Penelt831/
Peneul831/
Peneal831/
Peneil831/
Phanuel775,425/
Penwell772,163/
Pesnell77742/
Peinelt77665/
Pehnelt7757/
Pienoel7728/
Phennel7723/
Penhaul7716/
Peinell777/
Pienell774/
Pheniel772/
Paenell771/
Peeniel771/
Peneisl771/
Penaell771/
Pineuel771/
Peneile771/
Penauld771/
Peneșel771/
Peinael771/
Peeneel771/
Peunell770/
Peanell770/
Peasnel770/
Pegnell770/
Pinel7312,409/
Panel731,220/
Peinl7365/
Ponel7361/
Penil7321/
Pynel731/
Pénel731/
Penelova71184/
Peasnell71152/
Poehnell7128/
Penawell7114/
Phetnaul715/
Pesnault714/
Pennwell713/
Peenhele711/
Peenwell711/
Phennell711/
Phannuel711/
Pphanuel711/
Peunnaul711/
Penheale710/
Pinell672,534/
Piniel672,157/
Paniel67531/
Panell67277/
Pannel67263/
Painel67206/
Piñuel67113/
Peignault67105/
Paynel6793/
Phenil6789/
Pignel6780/
Petnil6764/
Penill6750/
Pineul6745/
Paneel6743/
Peniol6730/
Poniel6727/
Pengil6725/
Pinoul6722/
Ponnel6716/
Penyol6714/
Ponell6713/
Pohnel6713/
Phanel677/
Pinyel676/
Pembel675/
Pinoel675/
Pynell673/
Poinel673/
Pisnel673/
Pinelh672/
Pynhel672/
Penail671/
Phinel671/
Panael671/
Panoel671/
Pahnel671/
Panelė671/
Phenyl671/
Penwil671/
Pitnel671/
Pinaul671/
Petnll671/
Pegnil670/
Penoil670/

Penuel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penuel in the Oriya language
େପନୁଏଲepanu'ela50
େପନୁେୟଲepanueyala25
େଫନୁଏଲephanu'ela25
Penuel in the Russian language
Пенуэлpenuel-

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Footnotes

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