Penches Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Penches Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penches Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Penches Last Name Facts

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

Penches is found most frequently in Scotland. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Penches click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penches? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Penches live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: South Lanarkshire, where 88 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 13 percent reside. Other than Scotland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penche92198/
Pences927/
Pinches861,836/
Panches86236/
Pencher8619/
Poences8619/
Ponches866/
Penchet866/
Pentces862/
Pencheu862/
Pynches862/
Piences861/
Pencies860/
Pence8317,154/
Pnche831/
Pinchess8080/
Pencherz8027/
Pintches809/
Penchedd801/
Pinchese800/
Ponchess800/
Pinche771,379/
Pencea771,218/
Penzes77802/
Pencis77126/
Pencer77116/
Pinces7793/
Penchi7755/
Pencey7723/
Pencet7721/
Pencha7720/
Pience7719/
Penkes7711/
Penges774/
Penché773/
Pnchez773/
Pennce771/
Penses771/
Penshe771/
Penchy770/
Pnce7334/
Panchez711,108/
Pincher71372/
Puinche71341/
Penques71138/
Pinczes71116/
Panchis7185/
Penchai7165/
Pinchis7158/
Pinchez7140/
Penkese7135/
Pinckes7122/
Ponchis7113/
Penzesh7112/
Pinchet7111/
Penschi718/
Penshie718/
Pincess717/
Peancha716/
Pinzces715/
Pengese714/
Penchay713/
Penchit713/
Penzich712/
Penkech712/
Pinchey711/
Ponchez711/
Penkess711/
Penkhesova711/
Penchih711/
Pnchett711/
Pencise711/
Pienkes711/
Pengkes711/
Poinche711/
Pincheu711/
Phenkhe711/
Penschy711/
Pinshes710/
Pyncher710/
Penshey710/
Pencett710/
Penceer710/
Pensher710/
Penkies710/
Penze676,901/
Pensa674,424/
Penge672,053/
Pense671,748/
Pince671,225/
Pençe67496/
Penxe67253/
Pensi67212/
Penci67159/
Phenchit67138/
Pensy6791/
Penje6756/
Pemhe6752/
Phenchai6739/
Pency6736/
Pinscher6722/
Pnnce6716/
Pețenchi674/
Panchysz674/
Piengkes674/
Phenchip673/
Peanchai673/
Bpnce672/
Pynce671/
Penkkees671/
Penszich671/
Pfincher671/
Phincher671/
Pynechea671/
Pancheaz671/
Pensé671/
Pensí671/
Pnchi671/
Pönce671/
Puinchez671/
Pienchai671/
Pincheer671/
Pinchett670/
Pincheth670/
Pemce670/

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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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  • 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 Penches
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