Penêda Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Penêda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penêda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Peneda (1,259) & Peñeda (491) are calculated separately.

Penêda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penêda occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Peneda or Peñeda. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penêda? popularity and diffusion

Penêda is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Penêda reside; 67 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Besides Portugal Penêda exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peneda941,259/
Peñeda89491/
Penida832,351/
Penada8365/
Penêdo835/
Penidas7735/
Pieneda7717/
Peneida779/
Penedas775/
Penieda774/
Peineda773/
Peinada773/
Penidad773/
Pienada771/
Peunida771/
Penaday771/
Peynada771/
Penedaud711/
Pineda67732,304/
Penedo676,809/
Penido673,908/
Penado672,951/
Paneda672,248/
Pañeda67840/
Panada67831/
Panida67698/
Penide67251/
Ponada67235/
Pinada6783/
Penedi6746/
Pinida6745/
Poneda6731/
Panoda6720/
Penidi6714/
Pinoda6711/
Peñida678/
Ponida676/
Pinéda673/
Píneda672/
Pynida671/
Penede671/
Penedy671/
Pîneda671/

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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 Penêda
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