Pencal Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pencal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pencal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Pençal (2) are calculated separately.

Pencal (13) may also be a first name.

Pencal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pencal (Hindi: पेंचला) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Pençal. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pencal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pencal is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Pencal are found; 72 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Luso-South America. Pencal is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 13 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 5,489,085. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Paraná, where 64 percent live, São Paulo, where 21 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 10 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pençal942/
Penceal9244/
Penchal9231/
Pencall9214/
Penckal9212/
Piencal921/
Pencale921/
Pncal91109/
Penchall861/
Penkal83910/
Pincal8330/
Pnchal8312/
Pensal835/
Penzal830/
Pencalova801/
Pencole77289/
Pincale7737/
Penkale7722/
Pinchal7716/
Penjale7710/
Pengial778/
Pentsal775/
Penkaul772/
Pänchal771/
Penkall771/
Penjahl771/
Pengkal771/
Penshal771/
Pencoll770/
Penceil770/
Pnjal736/
Pncol731/
Pingcale7149/
Pinchall717/
Pentchol711/
Pinchald711/
Pinchale711/
Pincol67275/
Pinkal67173/
Pinjal67153/
Penjol67139/
Pinchault67122/
Penkalová6759/
Pensol6757/
Penzol6734/
Pynkal6721/
Pinzal6719/
Penkol6713/
Pinsal6711/
Penkalova677/
Pnkale671/
Pnjaal671/
Pemkal671/

Pencal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pencal in the Hindi language
पेंचलाpencala-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Pencal
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis