Peña Peña Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Peña Peña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peña Peña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
Chile301:587,21614,299
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898

The alternate forms: Pena Pena (39) are calculated separately.

Peña Peña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peña Peña occurs in The Dominican Republic more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Pena Pena. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peña Peña? popularity and diffusion

It is the 961,438th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peña Peña reside; 77 percent reside in Caribbean and 77 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean.

Peña Peña is most commonly held in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 50,158. Aside from The Dominican Republic Peña Peña is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 11 percent reside and Mexico, where 7 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Peña Peña
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