Peñica Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Peñica Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Penica (218) & Pěnica (12) are calculated separately.
Peñica Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peñica Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peñica occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Penica or Pěnica. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peñica? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Peñica are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
It is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,106,202. In Argentina Peñica is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent live. Excluding Argentina it occurs in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penica | 94 | 218 | / |
| Pěnica | 89 | 12 | / |
| Peñiza | 83 | 20 | / |
| Paneica | 77 | 48 | / |
| Pienica | 77 | 41 | / |
| Penicha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Penicia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penicau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peñiche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Piñca | 73 | 2 | / |
| Penicaud | 71 | 887 | / |
| Penicaut | 71 | 246 | / |
| Penitcha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phenicia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Panica | 67 | 584 | / |
| Peniza | 67 | 433 | / |
| Paneca | 67 | 363 | / |
| Penisa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Penice | 67 | 62 | / |
| Penico | 67 | 61 | / |
| Peñeza | 67 | 23 | / |
| Penicault | 67 | 18 | / |
| Penija | 67 | 12 | / |
| Penika | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pieniecka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pineca | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ponica | 67 | 6 | / |
| Peñesa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pinica | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peneca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinuca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penischka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penicó | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Peñica
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