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Where Does The Last Name Pencil Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pencil is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pencil? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 313,632^nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,083,093 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Pencil live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 349,457^th most common given name globally, borne by 575 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 58,701. In Zimbabwe Pencil is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 29 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent are found and Jamaica, where 14 percent are found.

Pencil Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pencil has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pencil surname rose 174 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pencil Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Pencil earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.52% less than the national average, earning R 100,944 per year and in United States they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $40,838 USD per year.