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Where Does The Last Name Penya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Penya (Marathi: पेन्या, Oriya: େପଁୟ, Russian: Пеня) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 530,954^th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Penya are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Penya is also the 518,802^nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 290 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 373,639. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 25 percent live, Free State, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Lesotho, where 12 percent live.

Penya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Penya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Penya surname expanded 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Penya surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Penya surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Penya earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning R 251,208 per year and in United States they earn 33.93% less than the national average, earning $28,508 USD per year.