Pence Surname
Approximately 17,154 people bear this surname
Pence Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Benzo, a pet form of names beginning with Bar (bear) and Band (banner); one who came from Pentz, in Germany.
Pence Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,915 | 1:21,428 | 2,705 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Latvia | 33 | 1:62,123 | 9,312 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,677 | 1:13,658 | 1,753 |
The alternate forms: Pençe (496) are calculated separately.
Pence (232) may also be a first name.
Pence Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Benzo, a pet form of names beginning with Bar (bear) and Band (banner); one who came from Pentz, in Germany.
Pence Demographics
Average Male Pence Height
177.52 cm
Average Female Pence Height
163.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pence Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pence Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pence (Arabic: بنسا) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Pençe. For other possible spellings of Pence click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pence? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 31,139th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 424,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pence are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 588,797th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 232 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 16,915 people, or 1 in 21,428. In The United States Pence is most frequent in: Ohio, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Pence is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Latvia, where 0 percent live.
Pence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pence has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pence Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Pence are 25.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.02% being registered with the party.
The amount Pence earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.26% less than the national average, earning R 94,440 per year; in United States they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $43,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.02% more than the national average, earning $56,150 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pence Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pence in the Arabic language | ||
| بنسا | bnsa | - |
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Footnotes
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