Paintsil Surname

45,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Paintsil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paintsil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana11,0831:2,438391
United States801:4,530,737237,840
England791:705,29239,851
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Paintsil Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Paintsil Come From? nationality or country of origin

Paintsil has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paintsil? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,872nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 644,801 people. Paintsil occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Paintsil live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Paintsil is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 11,083 people, or 1 in 2,438. Barring Ghana Paintsil is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Paintsil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Paintsil are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paintsil earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $47,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $46,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pantsil935/
Paintsel881/
Pancil7167/
Panzil7113/
Payundsil711/
Pointsell710/
Panchil674/
Pantzel672/
Poinzil671/
Phanchil631/
Panzl62321/
Pancel5791/
Panzel5741/
Panţel571/
Pouncil53454/
Panczel53409/
Panchel5310/
Panciel533/
Phancel532/
Panczél531/
Panzell531/
Pancell531/
Pancheel504/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paintsil
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