Peñarroya Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Peñarroya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñarroya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3771:124,0119,578
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Penarroya (31) are calculated separately.

Peñarroya (31) may also be a first name.

Peñarroya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peñarroya occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Penarroya. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñarroya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peñarroya is the 719,876th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Peñarroya reside; 92 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 92 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Peñarroya is also the 1,874,099th most numerous given name globally, borne by 31 people.

The last name Peñarroya is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 124,011. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 64 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 14 percent are found and Andalusia, where 9 percent are found. Barring Spain this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 5 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

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Footnotes

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