Peñagos Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Peñagos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñagos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia581:823,6918,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Penagos (32,151) & Penagôs (1) are calculated separately.

Peñagos Last Name Facts

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

Peñagos is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Penagos or Penagôs. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñagos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Peñagos occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peñagos are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The last name Peñagos is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 823,691. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Capital District, where 33 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 16 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Colombia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penagos9532,151/
Peñangos931/
Peñago921/
Penagôs901/
Peñango869/
Penangos802/
Penago77132/
Piñago774/
Peñaga771/
Panagos712,425/
Panegos71161/
Penagoz7135/
Penagus718/
Penagod716/
Penegos715/
Pinagos713/
Penagho711/
Peñanga711/
Penango711/
Piñeango671/

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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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  • 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 Peñagos
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