Surname Penha (Peña 
, Penha 
, Pinna ) , all over the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name Penha is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is a widespread surname, El Salvador, where it is a common surname, and Venezuela (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Peru. Much less frequently, Penha is the forename as well as the last name.
| luís de la penha PT (b. 1581) |
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joão penha Portuguese poet, PT (b. 1838) |
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michael penha NL (b. 1888) |
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| elly penha Dutch pianist, 1891-1914, NL (b. 1891) |
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maria da penha Brazilian women's rights activist, BR (b. 1945) |
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mariah da penha Brazilian actor, BR |
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| cícero domingos penha person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1956) |
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| sergio penha American martial artist, US (b. 1959) |
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| aparecido donizetti penha politician from Brazil, BR (b. 1960) |
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| catia maria araújo rodrigues penha Brazilian priest, BR (b. 1968) |
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| carolina de sousa penha researcher |
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| jardeliny corrêa da penha researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-5956-9072) |
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| elizandra s da penha researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6264-5232) |
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| nilton penha leader of a Candomblé temple |
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| diana penha researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-3358-6875) |
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