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 surname Pencal (Hindi: पेंचला) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Pençal. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pencal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Pencal live; 72 percent live in South America and 72 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name globally, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 5,489,085. In Brazil it is most common in: Paraná, where 64 percent reside, São Paulo, where 21 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 10 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

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-

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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
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  • 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
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