Penco Surname

186,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Penco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy9281:65,90211,733
Spain3611:129,5079,895
Brazil3351:639,02823,681
Argentina2821:151,57212,809
Trinidad and Tobago781:17,4872,128
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Croatia431:98,34015,803
France361:1,845,076161,051
Austria241:354,81038,119
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England131:4,286,005132,302
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Penço (5), Penčo (2) & Pencó (1) are calculated separately.

Penco (53) may also be a first name.

Penco Last Name Facts

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

Penco is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Penço, Penčo or Pencó. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penco? popularity and diffusion

Penco is the 186,714th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,214,621 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Penco reside; 57 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent reside in Italic Europe. Penco is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 53 people.

Penco is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 928 people, or 1 in 65,902. In Italy it is most frequent in: Liguria, where 53 percent are found, Tuscany, where 15 percent are found and Lazio, where 9 percent are found. Besides Italy it exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Penco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penco last name increased 1,475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penco surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Penco earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 34.59% more than the national average, earning €40,417 per year; in United States they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning $41,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $51,499 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penço935/
Penčo932/
Pencó931/
Pengco91122/
Pencko9165/
Pencho9126/
Pencio9118/
Pensco913/
Pennco912/
Pencso911/
Pencou911/
Penchoo83111/
Pencott8335/
Pengcuo8328/
Penchos839/
Pehenco832/
Penchou831/
Pencost831/
Piengco831/
Pentcho831/
Penchop831/
Penzo807,298/
Penso803,835/
Penko801,833/
Pinco801,110/
Penca801,078/
Penjo8060/
Pnsco807/
Pncco801/
Pemco801/
Pncio801/
Penxo801/
Pentscho773/
Penchost771/
Pentchou771/
Penncost770/
Pingco73434/
Paenko73279/
Pincho73250/
Pincio73197/
Pincos73133/
Poenko7388/
Pengko7381/
Pensoy7368/
Penxho7360/
Pendjo7357/
Puenzo7355/
Pienko7353/
Pincot7337/
Pensso7333/
Pencas7329/
Pencap7327/
Pienso7326/
Pencha7320/
Penkou7316/
Penkos7313/
Penkho7313/
Pensot7313/
Pencia7312/
Pensio7310/
Penjos7310/
Penzoh739/
Penjho737/
Penzzo737/
Pentso735/
Penjou734/
Pinnco733/
Penjop733/
Penkoo732/
Pionco732/
Pincoa732/
Puenko732/
Puenca731/
Penkoz731/
Pentca731/
Pencza731/
Pfenko731/
Pincoo731/
Pincoy731/
Pensho731/
Pengio731/
Pensuo731/
Poenca731/
Paenca731/
Penjoh731/
Penjot731/
Pensos731/
Pensou731/
Penkoh731/
Penkoi731/
Puinco730/
Pencad730/
Pincott671,194/
Pinchot67361/
Pioncio67114/
Pinchoo6739/
Pentsos6734/
Pentsou6733/
Penchas6732/
Pienkoh6728/
Piencka6727/
Pengkos6714/
Pengkoh6713/
Piensuo678/
Peensoo678/
Penkach677/
Pingcuo677/
Pensoot677/
Pinchos676/
Pincous676/
Pinchou676/
Pengkot674/
Penkacz674/
Pnca673/
Pinchoi672/
Paencia672/
Penchat672/
Pnxo672/
Penckas671/
Piongco671/
Pnzo671/
Pengcas671/
Pentsoh671/
Pentsop671/
Pentzou671/
Penzout671/
Penkost671/
Pennzoh671/
Pingcoy671/
Pentsho671/
Pincoos671/
Pengkoi671/
Pensoth670/
Penquot670/
Pinkcot670/
Pencast670/
Penchau670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penco
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