Penyani Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Penyani Surname Definition:
Penyani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: behold.
Penyani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 188 | 1:82,118 | 11,985 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Penyani (168) may also be a first name.
Penyani Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Penyani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: behold.
Penyani Demographics
Average Penyani Salary in
South Africa
R 237,852
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Penyani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penyani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penyani is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Penyani.
How Common Is The Last Name Penyani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 757,040th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Penyani reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Penyani is also the 705,855th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 168 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 82,118. In Zimbabwe Penyani is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 49 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 48 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Penyani Last Name Statistics demography
Penyani earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning R 237,852 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penyanyi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Phenyani | 93 | 3 | / |
| Penyanni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Panyani | 86 | 783 | / |
| Ponyani | 86 | 212 | / |
| Penyane | 86 | 186 | / |
| Peniani | 86 | 105 | / |
| Pinyani | 86 | 35 | / |
| Penyana | 86 | 16 | / |
| Penjani | 86 | 5 | / |
| Peneani | 86 | 4 | / |
| Penhani | 86 | 2 | / |
| Penyoni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phenyane | 80 | 1,084 | / |
| Panyanoi | 80 | 45 | / |
| Phanyani | 80 | 29 | / |
| Phenyana | 80 | 14 | / |
| Phinyani | 80 | 10 | / |
| Panyanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Panjyani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pinjyani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phanyanai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pinjani | 71 | 918 | / |
| Pinyana | 71 | 493 | / |
| Panjani | 71 | 429 | / |
| Pignani | 71 | 304 | / |
| Pinyane | 71 | 210 | / |
| Ponjani | 71 | 85 | / |
| Piniani | 71 | 15 | / |
| Penjane | 71 | 10 | / |
| Peniana | 71 | 10 | / |
| Penjana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Panyoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peneane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pegnoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peniane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phinyana | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ponyanne | 67 | 23 | / |
| Painjani | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ponijani | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phinyane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Panyanee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ponjhani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phenjane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pigniani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Panjaani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Panjhani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pinjanni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Penionis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penijana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panyonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panyonoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phiniani | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penyani
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