Peñaranda Surname

11,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Peñaranda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñaranda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia15,7881:3,026531
Philippines15,7601:6,424557
Bolivia5,7861:1,835346
Spain2,7451:17,0321,915
Venezuela2,5721:11,7431,043
Costa Rica1,2371:3,864359
Ecuador8611:18,4742,669
Peru8231:38,6203,652
Argentina7451:57,3744,855
Chile2691:65,4892,736
Cuba2361:48,8252,019
Mexico1831:678,28510,640
Panama531:73,8163,129
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Penaranda (5,431), Peňaranda (3), Péñaranda (1), Pèñaranda (1) & Penarañda (1) are calculated separately.

Peñaranda (23) may also be a first name.

Peñaranda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peñaranda is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Penaranda, Peňaranda, Péñaranda, Pèñaranda or Penarañda. Click here to see other potential spellings of Peñaranda.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñaranda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,921st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 154,699 people. Peñaranda is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Peñaranda are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is carried by 15,788 people, or 1 in 3,026. In Colombia Peñaranda is mostly concentrated in: Norte de Santander Department, where 44 percent reside, La Guajira Department, where 10 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent reside. Beside Colombia this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and Bolivia, where 12 percent reside.

Peñaranda Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Peñaranda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,093 per year and in Colombia they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning $19,035,900 COP per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peñaranda
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