Penga families are Croats and they are mostly from Kastela area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Kastela area. In Kladnjice in Kastela area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Penga.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Penga live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 9 other places, mostly in Split (25), Kastel Stari (15), Solin (15), Kladnjice in Kastela area (<10), and in Zadar (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Penga is present in 20 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.