Penaligon Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Penaligon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penaligon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589

Penaligon Last Name Facts

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

Penaligon is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penaligon? popularity and diffusion

Penaligon is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Penaligon reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Penaligon is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Penaligon is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 92 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England Penaligon is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 27 percent are found.

Penaligon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penaligon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Penaligon surname decreased 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penaligon Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Penaligon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $58,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penhaligon95577/
Penaliggon9517/
Penhalligon900/
Penaligan892/
Penhaligan8476/
Penhalegon846/
Penhallegon80182/
Penhalligan800/
Panaligan7816,009/
Panalaigan742/
Panalligan741/
Panalegan675/
Paneligan671/
Panalugan671/

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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 Penaligon
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