Penyi Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Penyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Penyi (90) may also be a first name.
Penyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penyi is found most in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Penyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Penyi is the 2,333,370th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Penyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Penyi live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 90 people.
The last name Penyi is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Penyi is mostly found in: Apac District, where 91 percent live, Lira District, where 5 percent live and Otuke District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 18 percent live.
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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 Penyi
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