Peñe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Peñe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Pene (30,905), Pené (32), Pène (29), Péne (3), Penè (2) & Péné (6) are calculated separately.

Peñe Last Name Facts

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

Peñe occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Pene, Pené, Pène, Péne, Penè or Péné. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Peñe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Peñe are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 70 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,554,814. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Capital District, where 20 percent live, Cesar Department, where 20 percent live and Chocó Department, where 20 percent live. Apart from Colombia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Peñe Last Name Statistics demography

Peñe earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 25.66% less than the national average, earning $16,876,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pene9230,905/
Peñez89256/
Peñes8914/
Peñer898/
Peñet894/
Peñea891/
Peñed891/
Peñ868/
Pené8332/
Pène8329/
Péne833/
Penè832/
Pañe75365/
Poñe75336/
Peñá757/
Péné756/
Peañ751/
Peñǻ751/
Peñä751/
Penet672,816/
Peine672,578/
Pesen672,209/
Penge672,053/
Penez671,075/
Penes67895/
Peçen67837/
Peene67632/
Peten67533/
Pener67463/
Phene67371/
Peane67331/
Piene67315/
Piñez67290/
Pecen67286/
Peney67250/
Penie67165/
Penea67146/
Panee67124/
Peyne6798/
Piñer6776/
Ponee6774/
Petem6763/
Penje6756/
Pemhe6752/
Piñes6740/
Peena6739/
Paene6739/
Penei6739/
Pinee6732/
Pecem6730/
Pynee6728/
Piñea6727/
Pened6727/
Pegne6723/
Poene6721/
Peune6717/
Peneh6715/
Penye6712/
Peneş6710/
Petne678/
Peneš676/
Peneu676/
Peneș675/
Pesem675/
Pesne675/
Pejne674/
Peñiz674/
Peñis673/
Peñaa673/
Ppene673/
Penee673/
Pehne673/
Pfene672/
Peeny672/
Pheen671/

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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 Peñe
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