Parthenay Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Parthenay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parthenay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8831:75,22410,556
Canada471:783,94961,790
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Parthenay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parthenay is most common in France. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Parthenay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 378,019th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,711,689 people. The last name Parthenay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Parthenay live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 883 people, or 1 in 75,224. In France Parthenay is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 52 percent are found, Brittany, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Parthenay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Parthenay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parthenay last name increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parthenay Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Parthenay earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $50,330 CAD per year.

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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 Parthenay
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