Ruiz Peña Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Ruiz Peña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruiz Peña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ruiz Pena (5) are calculated separately.

Ruiz Peña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruiz Peña is found in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ruiz Pena. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruiz Peña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruiz Peña is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Ruiz Peña live; 36 percent live in Caribbean and 36 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.

It is most frequently used in Chile, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,404,118. In Chile Ruiz Peña is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 75 percent live and Los Ríos Region, where 25 percent live. Other than Chile Ruiz Peña exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 36 percent live and Mexico, where 9 percent live.

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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
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