Peñas is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Peñas
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Toponyme especially Castilian meaning rocky summit, large rock (Latin pinna), and has been designated a fortification built on a rock. Portuguese variant: Penha.

How popular is Peñas?

As per 2010 US census, number of Penases grew by 11.0119 per cent to 373 since 2000 and ranked 55121 after elevating 1705 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 41.82 32.14
White 35.39 46.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
20.91 19.64
Others 1.61 2.08

Comments

H
Haydee Ekhoff
Penas is a nickname the origin of this name is Occitan etymology comes from penas: broom.

Peñas Namesakes

  • Adriana González Peñas, Tennis Player
  • Adriana González Peñas, Tennis Player
  • Peter Penashue, Former Member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Peter Penashue, Former Member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • In 2017 drama movie, New Generation Heroes, Joyce Peñas characterized N.

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