Peñuela Surname

36,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Peñuela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peñuela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia10,8701:4,395689
Venezuela1,7521:17,2401,312
Spain1,2551:37,2533,681
Mexico4641:267,5136,360
Panama1431:27,3581,655
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

The alternate forms: Penuela (4,503) are calculated separately.

Peñuela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peñuela is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Penuela. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peñuela? popularity and diffusion

Peñuela is the 36,027th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 497,443 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Peñuela reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is borne by 10,870 people, or 1 in 4,395. In Colombia Peñuela is mostly found in: Capital District, where 41 percent reside, Cundinamarca Department, where 21 percent reside and Santander Department, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Colombia this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 12 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.

Peñuela Last Name Statistics demography

Peñuela earn notably more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $26,641,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penuela954,503/
Peñueela931/
Peñuelea931/
Peñela922/
Peñuel921/
Peñula921/
Piñuela861,256/
Pañuela8675/
Peñuelo8651/
Puñuela863/
Peñeula861/
Peñoela861/
Peñuala861/
Peñuele861/
Peunela861/
Penuella806/
Penhuela804/
Peanuela801/
Peneuela801/
Pwenuela801/
Penuel771,924/
Penela771,318/
Peñola77743/
Piñuel77113/
Peñala7795/
Penula7780/
Punela7710/
Pañela775/
Peñelo771/
Piñela771/
Puenla771/
Peñaulloa751/
Pinuela713,145/
Penella711,089/
Pañella71473/
Panuela71313/
Piñella71156/
Penuelo71141/
Piñuelo7191/
Penelea7190/
Penuell7151/
Punnela7146/
Penueli7132/
Paneela7131/
Pennela7128/
Pennuel7119/
Peniela7114/
Penouel7114/
Punella7110/
Peneula719/
Pennula718/
Penelia716/
Pienela715/
Peenala715/
Penwela715/
Puenlao714/
Pineula713/
Penhuel713/
Penuala712/
Penuely712/
Biñuela712/
Peñaloa712/
Penuila712/
Pañuelo712/
Paunela712/
Penelao712/
Penoela711/
Penueol711/
Penulea711/
Pineela711/
Pineuel711/
Penuola711/
Peniuel711/
Benuela711/
Peña Ulloa711/
Peñalua711/
Penuwel711/
Punelea711/
Punuela711/
Puonela711/
Ponuela711/
Penyula711/
Puinela711/
Penelua711/
Peunell710/
Penhela710/
Pennella673,177/
Penel672,371/
Punla672,339/
Peñol671,615/
Piñel67299/
Peñil67211/
Paenluea67146/
Punel67125/
Penla6730/
Peñal6723/
Penhoela6721/
Pañel679/
Pennuell677/
Paaneela673/
Penu-Lay673/
Penul673/
Pueniola672/
Pinuella672/
Pen-Huel672/
Peneliau672/
Peanella671/
Peenl671/
Peinella671/
Pennelia671/
Pennulla671/
Penouila671/
Penoulah671/
Penuyala671/
Benouela671/
Pinnuela671/
Pinuiela671/
Panuella671/
Pinhuela671/
Peenwala671/

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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 Peñuela
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