Peñares Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Peñares Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru5461:58,2134,673
Philippines3171:319,36344,398
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612

The alternate forms: Penares (37) are calculated separately.

Peñares Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peñares is found most frequently in Peru. It may also be found as a variant: Penares. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñares? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405,063rd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Peñares are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name is most frequent in Peru, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 58,213. In Peru Peñares is primarily found in: Huancavelica Region, where 49 percent live, Lima Province, where 26 percent live and Arequipa Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Peru Peñares is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 37 percent live and Colombia, where 0 percent live.

Peñares Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Peñares earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 22.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,012 per year and in Colombia they earn 34.89% less than the national average, earning $14,781,800 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
  • 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 Peñares
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