Peñazco Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Peñazco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñazco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Penazco (1) are calculated separately.

Peñazco Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peñazco is borne by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Penazco. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñazco? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Peñazco are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Andean South America.

This last name is most widely held in Peru, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,986,508. In Peru Peñazco is most numerous in: Puno Region, where 88 percent live and Tacna Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Peru Peñazco is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 21 percent live and Chile, where 4 percent live.

Peñazco Last Name Statistics demography

Peñazco earn a lot less than the average income. In Peru they earn 37.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,053 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penazco951/
Peñazo926/
Peñasco86501/
Piñazco861/
Penazo77248/
Penaco77143/
Peñaso7735/
Peñozo776/
Peñaza771/
Penazzo71213/
Peinazo7179/
Penasco7162/
Piñasco715/
Penacos713/
Pinazco713/
Penazou711/
Penascho679/
Penazzio672/
Penacost671/
Penhasco671/

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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 Peñazco
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