Peñalvez Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Peñalvez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Penalvez (8) are calculated separately.
Peñalvez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peñalvez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peñalvez is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Penalvez. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peñalvez? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Peñalvez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Peñalvez reside; 70 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
It is most widespread in Argentina, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,249,653. In Argentina Peñalvez is most numerous in: Santa Fe Province, where 47 percent reside, Tucumán Province, where 42 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Argentina it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penalvez | 96 | 8 | / |
| Peñalve | 93 | 47 | / |
| Peñalves | 88 | 14 | / |
| Peañalver | 82 | 1 | / |
| Peñalbe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Penalve | 80 | 4 | / |
| Penalver | 75 | 3,773 | / |
| Penalves | 75 | 19 | / |
| Peñaluer | 75 | 5 | / |
| Piñalver | 75 | 4 | / |
| Peńalver | 75 | 2 | / |
| Penalvet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Penhalver | 71 | 159 | / |
| Penhalves | 71 | 92 | / |
| Penalva | 67 | 3,776 | / |
| Penalbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Piñalva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pèñalva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peñalbé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinhalve | 63 | 8 | / |
| Penalvio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pinalver | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pénalver | 63 | 1 | / |
| Penalbee | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pinhalves | 59 | 29 | / |
| Penholver | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pinhalver | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pinalva | 53 | 50 | / |
| Pénalva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pinhalbe | 50 | 9 | / |
| Pêñâlvêr | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Peñalvez
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