Peñailillo Surname

97,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Peñailillo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñailillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile4,6961:3,751546
Argentina991:431,75232,722
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Penailillo (70) are calculated separately.

Peñailillo Last Name Facts

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

Peñailillo is carried by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Penailillo. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñailillo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 97,964th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,505,069 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peñailillo are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most frequently held in Chile, where it is carried by 4,696 people, or 1 in 3,751. In Chile Peñailillo is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 42 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 14 percent are found and Maule Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Chile this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 2 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Peñailillo Last Name Statistics demography

Peñailillo earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 396.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 96,250 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penailillo9770/
Peñalillo9542/
Peñaililllo951/
Peñaillillo951/
Peñilillo951/
Peñaylillo9098/
Pañailillo903/
Penalillo84112/
Penaylillo809/
Panailillo801/
Panalello531/

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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 Peñailillo
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