Peñoloza Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Peñoloza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñoloza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

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

Peñoloza Last Name Facts

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

Peñoloza has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may also occur as a variant: Penoloza. For other potential spellings of Peñoloza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñoloza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peñoloza are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 86 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The surname Peñoloza is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,924,691. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Boyacá Department, where 33 percent live, Caldas Department, where 33 percent live and Capital District, where 33 percent live. Outside of Colombia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 43 percent live and Peru, where 14 percent live.

Peñoloza Last Name Statistics demography

Peñoloza earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 52.55% more than the national average, earning $34,633,000 COP per year.

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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 Peñoloza
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