Pembury Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Pembury Surname Definition:

A location name in Kent.

Pembury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Pembury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pembury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pembury occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pembury click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pembury? popularity and diffusion

Pembury is the 2,372,517th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pembury live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 24 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 23 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 18 percent reside. Aside from England Pembury exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Pembury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pembury has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pembury surname increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pembura861/
Penbury860/
Pimbury860/
Pemboura803,295/
Pemboure8025/
Pemburai8010/
Pembeura801/
Paenbury800/
Pamburi7192/
Pinbury711/
Penburi711/
Pomburi711/
Pembora711/
Peumbeureu711/
Pembori711/
Pombure711/
Pamburai67109/
Penboura6713/
Pomboure672/
Pimburee671/
Pombouri671/

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