Peñan Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Peñan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 64 | 1:275,257 | 8,123 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Penan (1,595) & Peñán (1) are calculated separately.
Peñan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peñan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peñan is carried by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Penan or Peñán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peñan? popularity and diffusion
Peñan is the 1,718,748th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Peñan is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Peñan are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 73 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
This surname is most widespread in Chile, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 275,257. In Chile it is most prevalent in: Araucanía Region, where 53 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 45 percent reside and Bío Bío Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Chile this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Uruguay, where 17 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
- 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 Peñan
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