Peñayos Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Peñayos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñayos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176

The alternate forms: Penayos (4) are calculated separately.

Peñayos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peñayos is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Penayos. Click here to see other possible spellings of Peñayos.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñayos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Peñayos is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Peñayos reside; 88 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Peñayos is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,116,802. In Spain it is primarily found in: Asturias, where 67 percent reside and Castile and León, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penayos954/
Peñayo929/
Peños8399/
Penayo7713,627/
Penaos777/
Peañas771/
Pheños771/
Penyos770/
Penayes7112/
Panayos717/
Penayop716/
Penaeos714/
Penaios714/
Penajos712/
Paynhos711/
Peanyoy711/
Penyous710/
Piñas674,150/
Penay6783/
Piños679/
Peñaz678/
Peñaa673/
Peñoz671/
Peñea671/
Piñay671/
Peñus671/
Peñaç671/

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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 Peñayos
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