Penca Surname
Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname
Penca Surname User-submission:
The name in Slovenia has been researched to the early 1500s to be the name of a small bird, like a dove. This research was done by an elderly Penca, grandfather of Primos Penca who still lives in Slovenia.
Penca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 248 | 1:500,509 | 8,972 |
| Slovenia | 207 | 1:12,018 | 2,864 |
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Australia | 159 | 1:169,784 | 17,425 |
| Romania | 96 | 1:209,144 | 20,627 |
| Serbia | 93 | 1:76,827 | 6,718 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Pěnča (17) are calculated separately.
Penca (29) may also be a first name.
Penca Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name in Slovenia has been researched to the early 1500s to be the name of a small bird, like a dove. This research was done by an elderly Penca, grandfather of Primos Penca who still lives in Slovenia.
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Penca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penca (Arabic: بنسي, Hindi: पेंचा) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Pěnča. Click here to see other potential spellings of Penca.
How Common Is The Last Name Penca? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 340,834th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,760,247 people. The surname Penca occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Penca reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Penca is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 29 people.
Penca is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 500,509. In Mexico Penca is most numerous in: Hidalgo, where 79 percent are found, México, where 12 percent are found and Tamaulipas, where 2 percent are found. Other than Mexico it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Penca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Penca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penca surname rose 4,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Penca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Penca surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Penca earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $44,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning $44,008 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penca Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penca in the Hindi language | ||
| पेंचा | penca | - |
| Penca in the Arabic language | ||
| بنسي | bnsy | - |
| تينكا | tynka | - |
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Footnotes
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