Pen Surname
Approximately 22,184 people bear this surname
Pen Surname Definition:
Pen is a Celtic topographical word, signifying "a conical top, generally in a range of hills, as Penchrise-pen, Skelfhill-pen, &c." Jamieson. But there are several parishes, &c., to which this signification does not apply, in the counties of Buckingham and Stafford.
Read More About This SurnamePen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 13,360 | 1:1,159 | 292 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,431 | 1:21,562 | 2,950 |
| United States | 1,341 | 1:270,290 | 25,378 |
| Indonesia | 1,104 | 1:119,791 | 12,081 |
| Netherlands | 721 | 1:23,422 | 3,761 |
| Philippines | 473 | 1:214,034 | 33,353 |
| France | 444 | 1:149,601 | 23,173 |
| Papua New Guinea | 333 | 1:24,486 | 2,694 |
| China | 307 | 1:4,453,816 | 438 |
| India | 300 | 1:2,556,885 | 81,006 |
| Israel | 232 | 1:36,886 | 5,098 |
| Canada | 196 | 1:187,988 | 18,553 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Malaysia | 160 | 1:184,339 | 11,025 |
| Ukraine | 153 | 1:297,534 | 38,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 133 | 1:68,889 | 6,446 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Thailand | 109 | 1:648,058 | 109,152 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Cameroon | 91 | 1:228,232 | 22,810 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| Mexico | 73 | 1:1,700,359 | 17,324 |
| Mauritania | 60 | 1:68,248 | 4,675 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Slovenia | 36 | 1:69,102 | 9,774 |
| Taiwan | 36 | 1:651,243 | 4,752 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Jamaica | 24 | 1:119,581 | 4,532 |
| Senegal | 19 | 1:767,334 | 2,735 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 1:3,983 | 910 |
| Nicaragua | 12 | 1:501,758 | 3,714 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 154 | 1:326,095 | 25,375 |
The alternate forms: Peñ (8) are calculated separately.
Pen (22,425) may also be a first name.
Pen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pen is a Celtic topographical word, signifying "a conical top, generally in a range of hills, as Penchrise-pen, Skelfhill-pen, &c." Jamieson. But there are several parishes, &c., to which this signification does not apply, in the counties of Buckingham and Stafford. The family of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, derived their name, at an early period, from Penn, in the former county.
From pen, a head, hill. Hence perhaps the names Penna, Benny, Benney, Pinney.
(Cornish British) The top of a hill; the head.
(Armoric), Penn (Cornish), Head, Magistrate, Chief; also End, Extremity, Top of a hill. (variant: Kane.)
Pen: (Celtic), the head: Pendennis, the castle on the headland; Penycomebequick, the village at the head of the combe; Penigent, the white head.
User-submitted Reference
(English) The surname Pen or Penn derives from the parishes in Buckinghamshire, and Staffordshire.
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Pen Religious Adherence
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Pen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pen (Bengali: পেন, Georgian: ფენ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻦ, Hindi: पेन, Marathi: पेन, Oriya: େପନ, Tibetan: པེན་) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It can also appear as: Peñ. Click here for further potential spellings of Pen.
How Common Is The Last Name Pen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pen is the 24,375th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 328,505 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Pen live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Pen is also the 34,708th most common first name throughout the world, held by 22,425 people.
It is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 13,360 people, or 1 in 1,159. In Cambodia Pen is mostly found in: Kandal Province, where 14 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent are found and Kampong Cham Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cambodia Pen exists in 109 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Pen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pen surname expanded 871 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 438 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Pen surname is chiefly Orthodox (56%) in Russia and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Pen last name are 9.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.72% registered with the party.
The amount Pen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.8% less than the national average, earning R 28,980 per year; in United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $50,439 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peñ | 89 | 8 | / |
| Peng | 86 | 8,332,167 | / |
| Penn | 86 | 42,448 | / |
| Pien | 86 | 1,576 | / |
| Pent | 86 | 1,150 | / |
| Poen | 86 | 1,011 | / |
| Puen | 86 | 551 | / |
| Peen | 86 | 371 | / |
| Paen | 86 | 371 | / |
| Pend | 86 | 172 | / |
| Peun | 86 | 165 | / |
| Pehn | 86 | 162 | / |
| Pemn | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ppen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hpen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pesn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pn | 80 | 1,618 | / |
| Penne | 75 | 1,925 | / |
| Pengh | 75 | 340 | / |
| Pfeng | 75 | 243 | / |
| Pengő | 75 | 151 | / |
| Pfend | 75 | 95 | / |
| Penck | 75 | 91 | / |
| Pendt | 75 | 76 | / |
| Pfent | 75 | 74 | / |
| Pengg | 75 | 63 | / |
| Peeng | 75 | 43 | / |
| Piehn | 75 | 40 | / |
| Pienn | 75 | 28 | / |
| Pehnk | 75 | 25 | / |
| Puehn | 75 | 22 | / |
| Pentt | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ppeng | 75 | 8 | / |
| Pennt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Poenn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pengc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pfien | 75 | 3 | / |
| Poehn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Penng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pehnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pendő | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pendd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pemne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Penqu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pendh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Peehn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pin | 67 | 58,813 | / |
| Png | 67 | 8,292 | / |
| Pem | 67 | 7,068 | / |
| Pyn | 67 | 1,451 | / |
| Penova | 67 | 1,368 | / |
| Pengue | 67 | 911 | / |
| Phn | 67 | 630 | / |
| Penque | 67 | 296 | / |
| Pfendt | 67 | 161 | / |
| Bpn | 67 | 56 | / |
| Penová | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vpn | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ppn | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pne | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pnh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pnt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pnd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hpn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pnq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pnn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Penggg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Penggh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pengne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peemnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penndh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geepen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pån | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phehen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfenng | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfenne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pennck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Penntt | 67 | 0 | / |
Pen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pen in the Georgian language | ||
| ფენ | pen | - |
| Pen in the Bengali language | ||
| পেন | pena | - |
| Pen in the Marathi language | ||
| पेन | pena | - |
| Pen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻦ | bn | 82.35 |
| ﺍﺑﻦ | abn | 11.76 |
| ﺑﺎﻥ | ban | 5.88 |
| Pen in the Hindi language | ||
| पेन | pena | 82.35 |
| पेन्टू | pentu | 5.88 |
| पेन्टु | pentu | 5.88 |
| पेन्टा | penta | 5.88 |
| Pen in the Oriya language | ||
| େପନ | epana | 70.37 |
| େପଣ | epana | 22.22 |
| େପନ୍ | epan | 3.7 |
| େପାନ | epana | 3.7 |
| Pen in the Tibetan language | ||
| པེན་ | pen | 50 |
| དཔོན། | pön | 50 |
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