Peñet Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Peñet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Penet (2,816) & Pénet (40) are calculated separately.

Peñet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peñet is more frequently found in Nicaragua than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Penet or Pénet. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Peñet live; 75 percent live in Central America and 75 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname is most prevalent in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,007,030. In Nicaragua it is primarily concentrated in: Granada Department, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nicaragua it is found in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penet932,816/
Peñete915/
Peñe8910/
Pénet8740/
Peñez80256/
Pañet8039/
Peñes8014/
Peñer808/
Peñea801/
Peñed801/
Peñ758/
Peynet73726/
Penete7321/
Penget7320/
Penett7319/
Peinet7315/
Peneth738/
Petnet736/
Penets734/
Penyet733/
Paneet733/
Pegnet732/
Piñete732/
Pineet731/
Penetz731/
Peetni731/
Peneut731/
Pañiet731/
Pienet731/
Peunet731/
Pene6730,905/
Phennet67243/
Penette67171/
Peignet67145/
Peenith6762/
Peinnet6728/
Peñá677/
Poeniet675/
Pegnete673/
Pheneth672/
Peinett672/
Poneeth671/
Pen'ete671/
Peañ671/
Phenete671/
Phaneet671/
Paneeth671/
Peneate671/
Peenite671/
Peamnet671/
Peñǻ671/
Peñä671/
Peenett670/

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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 Peñet
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