Penumal Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Penumal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penumal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India431:17,838,730274,051
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001

Penumal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penumal (Marathi: पेनुमल) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penumal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Penumal occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Penumal live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Penumal is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Penumal is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 74 percent are found, Karnataka, where 12 percent are found and Telangana, where 12 percent are found. Apart from India Penumal exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penumall936/
Penumaal933/
Penumalle8883/
Penumaall884/
Penumaale881/
Pinumal862/
Panumal862/
Phonumal801/
Penimaul801/
Pinomal711/
Ponnumol671/
Pynumootil592/
Painumoottil531/
Pynummoottil531/
Painummoottil5010/

Penumal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penumal in the Marathi language
पेनुमलpenumala-

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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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  • 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 Penumal
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