Peñeyro Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Peñeyro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñeyro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Peneyro (7) are calculated separately.

Peñeyro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peñeyro is found most frequently in Argentina. It can be found as: Peneyro. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñeyro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peñeyro are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Peñeyro is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 14,247,805. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 33 percent reside, Chaco Province, where 33 percent reside and Misiones Province, where 33 percent reside. Not including Argentina this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 25 percent reside.

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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 Peñeyro
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