Penín Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Penín Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Penin (4,288), Peñín (20), Peñin (605) & Pénin (5) are calculated separately.

Penín Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penín occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Penin, Peñín, Peñin or Pénin. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penín? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Penín are found; 95 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 95 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,460,633. In Spain it is primarily found in: Galicia, where 37 percent reside, Catalonia, where 32 percent reside and Madrid, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Spain Penín occurs in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penin934,288/
Peñín9320/
Peñin87605/
Pénin875/
Penen80284/
Penyn8044/
Pinín805/
Penén803/
Penèn801/
Penina732,008/
Pening731,087/
Penion73302/
Paenen73239/
Petnin73126/
Penent73122/
Peenen73110/
Peneng73109/
Peinen7395/
Penyna7349/
Paenin7348/
Pengin7345/
Pesnin7340/
Penyon7339/
Peynen7322/
Penijn7314/
Phenin7312/
Peynin7311/
Pesnyn738/
Penuen736/
Peunin736/
Peanin733/
Penenq733/
Pegnin733/
Peenin731/
Pegnen731/
Penink731/
Pejnin731/
Penien731/
Pienin731/
Pfenin731/
Peanen730/
Phenen730/
Pienen730/
Phetnin67291/
Pfening67263/
Paenaen67112/
Peignin6750/
Peignen6744/
Penincq6713/
Pethnin679/
Peining679/
Phengin675/
Phenina672/
Peatnin671/
Peninne671/
Peening670/
Peanion670/
Phenien670/
Phening670/

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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 Penín
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis