Peñas Surname

40,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Spain

Peñas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,2841:13,8991,485
Spain4,3621:10,7181,249
Argentina3001:142,47812,055
Colombia2841:168,2194,585
Bolivia1961:54,1652,842
Mexico1041:1,193,52114,459
Nicaragua881:68,4211,626
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Chile381:463,59112,075
Costa Rica381:125,7911,936
Peru271:1,177,19020,369
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
England51:11,143,612252,590
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Penas (3,564), Peňas (26) & Peňás (34) are calculated separately.

Peñas Last Name Facts

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

Peñas is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Penas, Peňas or Peňás. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peñas is the 40,820th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 568,318 people. The surname Peñas is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Peñas live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 7,284 people, or 1 in 13,899. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Visayas, where 21 percent live, Western Visayas, where 16 percent live and Bicol, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 34 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Peñas Last Name Statistics demography

Peñas earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning $20,687,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penas933,564/
Peňas9326/
Peñasa9166/
Peñaso9135/
Peñasy911/
Peañas911/
Pe Ñas911/
Pueñas911/
Peñs891/
Peňás8734/
Peñayos8317/
Piñas804,150/
Beñas801,253/
Pañas80422/
Peños8099/
Peñes8014/
Peans809/
Peñaz808/
Peñis803/
Puñas802/
Peñus801/
Penaso734,217/
Penias731,279/
Peñoso73856/
Penasa73559/
Peñosa73545/
Pennas73233/
Pineas73154/
Penhas73118/
Peñoza7373/
Penass7328/
Peñeza7323/
Penase7320/
Peñiza7320/
Poenas7315/
Peneas738/
Penaos737/
Peanus736/
Pienas736/
Peñazo736/
Poneas736/
Penasi735/
Peñesa735/
Pieños734/
Beñasa734/
Bueñas733/
Penyas733/
Peinas732/
Peñaez732/
Penaus732/
Penasu731/
Piañas731/
Peñaza731/
Peanas731/
Penasy731/
Pejnas731/
Peoñes731/
Piña S731/
Puenas731/
Beñias731/
Paneas731/
Pehnas731/
Peyans730/
Peains730/
Pans671,003/
Pens67631/
Penasse67510/
Penasso67509/
Pienias67121/
Peniasi6780/
Pennias6743/
Penassi6735/
Penyase6721/
Penhasi6720/
Penassa6719/
Penayes6712/
Poenasu678/
Penaeos674/
Peñz674/
Penayos674/
Penaios674/
Paeanis673/
Penaseh673/
Peniase672/
Pennasa672/
Penuasu672/
Peenasa672/
Penasie671/
Peanusa671/
Peniyas671/
Pienasa671/
Peyanus671/
Peanasi671/
Penasah671/
Penasoo671/
Penaswo671/
Pennasi671/
Ponieas671/
Poñs671/
Poneasa671/
Penaues671/

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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 Peñas
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