Penyu Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Australia

Penyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1481:477,28683,618
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Australia601:449,92835,109
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Penyu (979) may also be a first name.

Penyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penyu (Russian: Пеныу) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penyu is the 872,430th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Penyu are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Penyu is also the 257,484th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 979 people.

The surname Penyu is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 477,286. In Thailand Penyu is mostly concentrated in: Sa Kaeo Province, where 92 percent live, Nonthaburi Province, where 7 percent live and Bangkok, where 1 percent live. Apart from Thailand it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Penyu Last Name Statistics demography

Penyu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.11% less than the national average, earning R 56,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pienyu91176/
Penyup911/
Penyuy911/
Peinyu911/
Pinyu8018/
Penju8010/
Peniu8010/
Penhu807/
Pheneyus770/
Pfinyu7375/
Penoiu7327/
Pinyut7315/
Penuju7314/
Pinyuh7311/
Pengeu7310/
Pinyou736/
Pineyu736/
Penoju735/
Peinyü734/
Penjou734/
Peniou734/
Penjeu733/
Penhou732/
Penius731/
Peenju731/
Peneeu731/
Peneou731/
Penjuh731/
Penjui731/
Penhiu731/
Phengnu67650/
Peyneou6721/
Pinuyut6720/
Peanjud677/
Phainyu676/
Peñu672/
Pienjou671/
Pegneux671/
Phenius671/
Pegnius670/

Penyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penyu in the Russian language
Пеныуpenyu-

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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 Penyu
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