The Pene surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 334 people carried this name — #60,347 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is up 16% from 289 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 767 people named Pene.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Hautes-Pyrénées.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 78 people named Pene live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Pene live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Pene,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rubén Campos 1954– · fashion designer
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Omar Pene 1955– · composer
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Salvatore Pene 1968– · artist
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Laurent Péné 1974– · politician
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Aaron Pene 1995– · rugby league player
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Wilfried Pene 2000– · American football player
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pene.
- Pen 1,438 · U.S. census
- Penalba 180 · U.S. census
- Penalver 629 · U.S. census
- Penaranda 1,181 · U.S. census
- Penas 373 · U.S. census
- Pendino 161 · U.S. census
- Peng 10,575 · U.S. census
- Penn 19,409 · U.S. census
- Penna 1,726 · U.S. census
- Penne 304 · U.S. census
- Pennel 518 · U.S. census
- Penning 1,776 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Pene is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.