Pence Surname
Approximately 17,154 people bear this surname
Pence Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Benzo, a pet form of names beginning with Bar (bear) and Band (banner); one who came from Pentz, in Germany.
Pence Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,915 | 1:21,428 | 2,705 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Latvia | 33 | 1:62,123 | 9,312 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,677 | 1:13,658 | 1,753 |
The alternate forms: Pençe (496) are calculated separately.
Pence (232) may also be a first name.
Pence Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Benzo, a pet form of names beginning with Bar (bear) and Band (banner); one who came from Pentz, in Germany.
Pence Demographics
Average Pence Salary in
United States
$43,091 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pence Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pence Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pence (Arabic: بنسا) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pençe. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pence? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pence is the 31,139th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 424,831 people. Pence occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pence live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 588,797th most numerous first name globally, held by 232 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 16,915 people, or 1 in 21,428. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Pence exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Latvia, where 0 percent reside.
Pence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pence has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pence surname expanded 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pence Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pence last name are 25.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.02% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pence earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.26% less than the national average, earning R 94,440 per year; in United States they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $43,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.02% more than the national average, earning $56,150 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pence Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pence in the Arabic language | ||
| بنسا | bnsa | - |
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Footnotes
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