Penyer Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Penyer Surname Definition:

From pen-veor, the great head.

Penyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Penyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From pen-veor, the great head.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Penyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penyer is most common in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penyer is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Penyer reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada it is most common in: Quebec, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Canada this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Argentina, where 13 percent reside.

Penyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penyer last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penoyer92463/
Penyere921/
Penyerd921/
Peneyer920/
Penayer920/
Penye9112/
Peunoyer860/
Penger83294/
Phenye83112/
Penier8355/
Penher8324/
Pegner8313/
Ponyer837/
Penhye834/
Penear833/
Peneyr833/
Penyee831/
Penuer831/
Penyie831/
Peneer830/
Penoyr830/
Pinyer830/
Penoer830/
Pinyerd77150/
Pionyer77103/
Penoyar7796/
Peigner7741/
Panyier7712/
Penauer7710/
Penoyre777/
Peniere775/
Peniyar774/
Peneard774/
Peneyre773/
Peenger771/
Poynyer771/
Peneitr771/
Penawer771/
Penayor771/
Peenyie771/
Peynier771/
Poenier770/
Penoyor770/
Phenier770/
Peanger770/
Phenger770/
Pengear770/
Paenier770/
Penge732,053/
Penie73165/
Penje7356/
Pegne7323/
Pinye738/
Peñer738/
Peignier71699/
Peigneur7167/
Pineyerd714/
Pengaiye713/
Panier673,009/
Peigne671,252/
Pinger671,227/
Pinier67956/
Pinuer67804/
Panjer67300/
Pineer67171/
Ponier67130/
Pigner67103/
Penhey6765/
Phenge6722/
Penhay6715/
Penyit6715/
Pengie6712/
Peinge676/
Pögner675/
Penjiy674/
Peenge674/
Penehe673/
Penjeu673/
Pegnet672/
Pengei672/
Pienie672/
Penies672/
Pinjer671/
Pegnes671/
Peneey671/
Penjay671/
Penoir671/
Penajr671/
Phenie671/
Penied671/
Pinher671/
Peñear671/
Pegnie671/
Penyuy671/
Peniez671/
Penjie671/
Pinyes671/
Pinyir671/
Pígner671/
Peange671/
Penyoi671/
Pengea670/

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