Penyaz Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Penyaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penyaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3811:378,27636,911
Belarus3351:28,3614,915
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Penyaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penyaz (Russian: Пенязь) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Penyaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Penyaz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penyaz is the 466,730th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Penyaz are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 378,276. In Russia it is most numerous in: Bryansk Oblast, where 49 percent reside, Primorsky Krai, where 9 percent reside and Moscow, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia Penyaz exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 46 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent reside.

Penyaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Penyaz last name is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Penyaz last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 64.52% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peniaz8376/
Penyas833/
Penyase7721/
Pheniaz774/
Peñaz738/
Peiniadz711/
Penias671,279/
Penhas67118/
Penyasova6747/
Pignaz6719/
Peneas678/
Piniaz675/
Pegnas674/
Pinyas673/
Pinhaz673/
Penyos670/

Penyaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penyaz in the Russian language
Пенязьpenaz-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Penyaz
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