Penys Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Penys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Penys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penys is found most in France. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Penys.

How Common Is The Last Name Penys? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penys is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Penys is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penys live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Penys is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France Penys is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 75 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 25 percent are found. Apart from France this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petnys9114/
Penyos910/
Penes80895/
Penis80894/
Pynys8031/
Penyx800/
Phenis73389/
Phenes73123/
Pienis7358/
Penise7343/
Penese7328/
Penais7316/
Penish7313/
Pienes738/
Peneas738/
Peines736/
Penios735/
Penets734/
Penges734/
Peness733/
Penies732/
Petnis732/
Peneis731/
Peneus731/
Pinyos731/
Pinays731/
Pisnys731/
Pegnes731/
Peynes730/
Phenyx730/
Penois730/
Pengis730/
Pheanis67213/
Penisch6786/
Penisse6772/
Pheneas6738/
Phenies6712/
Penesse675/
Phenise672/
Peneshe672/
Peñs671/
Phennis671/
Phenais671/
Peignes671/
Pesnojs671/
Penhese671/
Pegness670/
Peynish670/

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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 Penys
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