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
Penyi is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Penyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Penyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,333,370th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Penyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Penyi reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Penyi is also the 1,005,046th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 90 people.
The surname Penyi is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Penyi is primarily concentrated in: Apac District, where 91 percent reside, Lira District, where 5 percent reside and Otuke District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Penyi occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis