Pembrey Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Pembrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pembrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia851:317,59627,389
England591:944,37447,923
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales71:224,0598,079

Pembrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pembrey is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pembrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,252,959th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Pembrey are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Pembrey is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 317,596. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 91 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside and Queensland, where 1 percent reside. Barring Australia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent reside and Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

Pembrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pembrey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 2,800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pembrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pembrey surname is principally Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pembreys931/
Pembry9254/
Pembray860/
Pombre77205/
Pambre7789/
Pembri777/
Pimbre773/
Penbry772/
Pombreu7159/
Pombrea713/
Pombra62272/
Pambra6225/
Pombri626/
Pambri625/
Phambra578/
Phambri573/
Pitmbri571/
Pombrah570/
Penwreth530/

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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
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  • 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 Pembrey
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