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

The last name Paintsil is found most frequently in Ghana. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Paintsil click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paintsil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,872nd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 644,801 people. Paintsil occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Paintsil reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 11,083 people, or 1 in 2,438. Aside from Ghana this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Paintsil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paintsil surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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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