Penciu Surname

253,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Penciu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penciu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,4781:13,5841,738
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Greece221:503,62763,727
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Penciu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penciu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penciu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 253,171st most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,665,522 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Penciu reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 1,478 people, or 1 in 13,584. In Romania Penciu is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 30 percent reside, Călărași County, where 20 percent reside and Ilfov County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Romania it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Greece, where 1 percent reside.

Penciu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penciu surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Penciu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.99% less than the national average, earning $34,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pencu91561/
Pinciu83184/
Penchu8342/
Penczu8322/
Pencou831/
Pncu801/
Pincius7715/
Pencheu772/
Penchou771/
Penchau770/
Pincu73433/
Penzu7322/
Pîncu731/
Pencó731/
Pentcheu712/
Pentchou711/
Pentchui711/
Pinchu67289/
Pentsu6732/
Pincau675/
Pincui674/
Pynchu673/
Pendzu671/
Penchoo62111/
Pentsou6233/
Pinchui628/
Pentshu627/
Pinchou626/
Pinchau623/
Pynchuh621/
Pincheu621/
Pentzou621/
Pendzsu621/
Pinzu557/
Pinzau502/
Pinzhu501/

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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 Penciu
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