Peña Surname

509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,054,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Peña Surname Definition:

One who came from Peña (large rock); the name of several places in Spain; dweller near a large stone.

A jutting rock. Hence someone who lives near this type of landscape. It also refers to merlons of a battlement.

Found in Galicia, Leon, and Castile.

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Peña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico239,4271:51877
Colombia175,6901:27240
Venezuela148,8101:20329
Peru93,7051:33947
Dominican Republic89,0511:11715
Spain70,6081:66259
Cuba58,7871:19628
Chile51,6751:34165
Philippines28,0141:3,614268
Argentina22,4331:1,905246
El Salvador18,0261:35270
Bolivia13,1141:810166
Paraguay11,3381:638163
Guatemala8,0371:2,001329
Nicaragua7,8641:766161
Panama5,9911:653129
Costa Rica5,2471:911194
Uruguay3,6131:950100
Puerto Rico1,4031:2,530234
United States1,0011:362,09732,264
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Aruba1021:1,014137
Ecuador971:163,9787,313
England911:612,28636,401
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Canada771:478,51441,057
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Portugal381:274,16410,086
France381:1,747,966156,445
Andorra381:2,206416
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Denmark81:705,58939,626
China81:170,915,1968,932
Finland71:785,24338,644
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Dominica41:18,973529
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Curaçao41:39,312638
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Belize21:177,7373,502
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Pena (223,598), Peńa (33), Peňa (25), Pèña (8), Peñá (7), Péña (3), Peñà (2), Peñä (1), Peñǻ (1), Pêña (1), Péna (8), Penã (2) & Péñá (1) are calculated separately.

Peña (654) may also be a first name.

Peña Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Peña (large rock); the name of several places in Spain; dweller near a large stone.

A jutting rock. Hence someone who lives near this type of landscape. It also refers to merlons of a battlement.

Found in Galicia, Leon, and Castile. Name of village near Mondonedo, and other villages near Lugo, Orense, and Compostela. Derived from latin "poena" - punishment.

Castilian name from valley of Mena (Burgos). Later extended throughout the Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This surname is Spnaish and refers to a large rock or boulder .

- christian813

Peña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peña is found most frequently in Mexico. It can also occur in the variant forms: Pena, Peńa, Peňa, Pèña, Peñá, Péña, Peñà, Peñä, Peñǻ, Pêña, Péna, Penã or Péñá. For other potential spellings of Peña click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peña is the 509th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,908 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Peña reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 31 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Peña is also the 324,709th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 654 people.

It is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 239,427 people, or 1 in 518. In Mexico Peña is primarily found in: México, where 16 percent reside, Mexico City, where 9 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Mexico it occurs in 94 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 17 percent reside and Venezuela, where 14 percent reside.

Peña Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Peña earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 11.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,226 per year and in Colombia they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $22,933,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pena92223,598/
Peńa9233/
Peňa9225/
Pèña928/
Peñá927/
Péña923/
Peñà922/
Peñä921/
Peñǻ921/
Pêña921/
Peaña895/
Peñ A894/
Peñña894/
Peñaa893/
Peñna893/
Poeña892/
Peñia892/
Penña891/
Peñea891/
Pueña891/
Peñ868/
Péna838/
Penã832/
Péñá831/
Peña y8086/
Peñayo809/
Peña I802/
Piña75175,111/
Paña758,681/
Pean754,441/
Peño75450/
Puña75407/
Beña75149/
Peñe7510/
Poña755/
Píña752/
Peñu752/
P-Ña751/
Peñi751/
Pieñ751/
Peañ751/
Pìña751/
Penha6729,108/
Penna6726,044/
Panea671,447/
Peano671,037/
Ponea67850/
Penia67713/
Penya67609/
Peana67430/
Piaña67412/
Peane67331/
Pinea67308/
Piena67279/
Penua67278/
Penao67192/
Peyan67182/
Penau67155/
Baeña67148/
Penea67146/
Paena67133/
Peuna6791/
Paean6791/
Peina6785/
Penay6783/
Pañao6775/
Penai6772/
Bueña6769/
Puena6767/
Penae6760/
Penah6757/
Pewna6753/
Peona6749/
Pañau6749/
Peena6739/
Pewan6734/
Peani6732/
Peany6730/
Piñea6727/
Poean6725/
Punea6720/
Peain6717/
Peyna6717/
Penaa6715/
Peanh6712/
Piñao6712/
Penwa6710/
Peian678/
Payña677/
Poena676/
Peñio675/
Piñaa674/
Beaña674/
Pañia673/
Pen-A672/
Pehna672/
Beñia672/
Peanu672/
Peuño671/
Ppena671/
Pbena671/
Pyena671/
Panña671/
Peñue671/
Piiña671/
Peaño671/
Pe Na671/
Peaen671/
Piñay671/
Piñña671/
Pânea671/
Ppiña671/
Ppuña671/
Penoa671/
Peaon670/
Peean670/
Peutna601/
Peungna552/
Peunaud551/

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