Peñala Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Peñala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines941:1,077,00289,308
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

The alternate forms: Penala (189) are calculated separately.

Peñala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peñala occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Penala. Click here to see other potential spellings of Peñala.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Peñala reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 1,077,002. In The Philippines Peñala is most prevalent in: National Capital Region, where 34 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 21 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 18 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Singapore, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penala94189/
Peñalas928/
Peñaloa922/
Peñola83743/
Peñaló8348/
Peñela832/
Peñaulloa801/
Peñales77841/
Penalla7736/
Penjala7734/
Piñalas7728/
Penyala7717/
Peniala7715/
Penalas7711/
Pengala779/
Penhala778/
Peñaloz775/
Peñalis775/
Peenala775/
Penalia773/
Pemjala773/
Peñalos772/
Peñalez772/
Pienala771/
Peñoela771/
Petnala771/
Peñeula771/
Paenala771/
Peñaler771/
Penyalai71154/
Penaglia71121/
Pengalau719/
Penallaj712/
Penjalla712/
Penjalai711/
Penjyala711/
Peniahla711/
Peetnala711/
Pinela677,882/
Ponela673,155/
Penela671,318/
Panela671,093/
Penalo67561/
Ponala67458/
Penola67451/
Panala67295/
Penale67252/
Piñola67190/
Penacilla67157/
Phenyalai6777/
Panola6767/
Penali6759/
Pinala676/
Pañela675/
Pynala674/
Penaulloa671/
Pañalo671/
Peñatello671/
Peñelo671/
Penaló671/
Piñela671/
Penaly670/

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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 Peñala
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