Pen Forename

34,708th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 22,425 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Pen Forename Definition:

A diminutive of Penelope.

Pen Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia
57%
 
7,5341:2,160446
China-5,0441:270,82819,681
Hong Kong-1,5441:5,021406
Singapore
100%
1,5021:4,186682
Thailand
 
84%
1,1111:63,0666,278
Indonesia
100%
1,1011:234,29921,768
Papua New Guinea
 
81%
7931:10,2801,028
United States
 
75%
7301:496,62613,137
Malaysia
60%
 
6031:50,4974,162
Vietnam
75%
 
4931:187,8761,282
Taiwan
 
94%
3791:62,7178,807
India
53%
 
3581:3,393,514148,111
Australia-1971:69,3282,932
Philippines
86%
 
1511:702,05021,228
Russia
95%
 
1401:1,030,2418,787
Egypt
100%
1081:850,93516,903
England
 
84%
891:624,75212,296
Mauritius-751:17,3041,812
DR Congo
100%
621:1,190,76833,715
New Zealand-511:88,9423,966
Suriname-491:11,2822,027
Ukraine
100%
371:1,229,7273,798
Nigeria
56%
 
371:4,799,03771,690
Canada
100%
341:974,51119,697
Dominican Republic-311:336,49311,264
South Africa
73%
 
181:3,029,59277,569
Brazil-141:15,302,582163,580
Sweden
 
71%
81:1,232,23822,791
Zimbabwe
100%
81:1,927,97754,057
Israel
67%
 
81:1,050,36514,379
France-81:8,308,79227,570
Belarus
100%
71:1,354,6266,726
Denmark-71:807,07110,426
Liberia
100%
61:735,34418,173
Kazakhstan
100%
51:3,549,36921,516
Scotland-51:1,070,07310,235
Senegal
 
75%
41:3,645,33917,621
Ireland
100%
41:1,160,8807,088
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Germany
88%
 
31:32,225,95964,270
Italy
53%
 
31:20,354,03045,650
Cameroon
100%
31:7,203,50173,722
United Arab Emirates-31:2,383,99875,650
Finland
75%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Chile-21:8,803,60433,591
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Georgia-21:1,869,23320,119
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487

Pen (22,184) may also be a surname.

Pen Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Penelope.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Pen Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peng863,907,617/
Pien864,789/
Paen862,800/
Penn861,700/
Poen86610/
Pemn86245/
Pent86204/
Peen86109/
Puen8696/
Pend8676/
Peun8620/
Hpen866/
Pehn863/
Pfen861/
Bpen861/
Penq861/
Pn801,862/
Penne751,342/
Bpien75213/
Bhpen7546/
Peeng7530/
Pendh7516/
Pennt7512/
Peenn7510/
Pengh757/
Pemne755/
Pengg753/
Peend752/
Pennh752/
Hpesn751/
Vpeen751/
Pesnd751/
Pfend751/
Pennd751/
Pengq751/
Pengk751/
Hpeng751/
Pentt751/
Ppenn751/
Puenn751/
Hpenn751/
Ppfen751/
Bpeng751/
Pfenn751/
Pienn751/
Pengc751/
Ppien751/
Penng751/
Pin67201,050/
Pem6716,013/
Pyn67896/
Png67403/
Pengue67326/
Pnt67115/
Pnn6768/
Bpn6748/
Pnd6741/
Ppn6735/
Vpn6728/
Pne6725/
Phn6723/
Pnh6712/
Hpn678/
Pfn678/
Pnq676/
Pengqu675/
Penque673/
Pän672/
Penggh671/
Penova671/
Wpeewn671/
Peemnd671/
Pweewn671/
Pweenw671/
Pön671/
Pfenne671/
Pengne671/

Pen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pen in the Russian language
Пеньpen-

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