Peñasco Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Peñasco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñasco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3851:121,4349,434
Peru621:512,64714,327
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Penasco (62) are calculated separately.

Peñasco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peñasco is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Penasco. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñasco? popularity and diffusion

It is the 615,220th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. Peñasco occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Peñasco reside; 77 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 121,434. In Spain it is most frequent in: Madrid, where 28 percent reside, Extremadura, where 25 percent reside and Castilla-La Mancha, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Spain it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Peñasco Last Name Statistics demography

Peñasco earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 64.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,793 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penasco9562/
Peñaso9235/
Peñazco8624/
Piñasco865/
Penascho809/
Penhasco801/
Penaso774,217/
Penaco77143/
Peñasa7766/
Peñazo776/
Pinasco712,254/
Panasco71123/
Panesco7118/
Peñasas713/
Penacos713/
Peñosas711/
Piñazco711/
Penazco711/
Penasoo711/
Piñashca67123/
Pannesco6718/
Peniasko6716/
Pinascos673/
Penyasko671/
Penashko671/
Panessco671/
Penacost671/
Phanasco670/

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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 Peñasco
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