Pencott Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pencott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pencott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pencott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pencott has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pencott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pencott are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Pencott is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,638,766. In England it is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 38 percent reside, Lancashire, where 24 percent reside and Northumberland, where 21 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Pencott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pencott has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pencott surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennscott8812/
Pincott861,194/
Pencost861/
Penco832,267/
Pinchott8023/
Pensotte802/
Penchost801/
Penncost800/
Pengco77122/
Pencko7765/
Pincot7737/
Pensot7713/
Pennco772/
Penjot771/
Pencou771/
Pinchot71361/
Pengcuo7128/
Pensoot717/
Pengkot714/
Paensot712/
Penchat712/
Pehenco712/
Penzout711/
Penkost711/
Piengco711/
Poensot711/
Pencast710/
Pensoth710/
Pinsott710/
Penquot710/
Pinkcot710/
Penko671,833/
Pinco671,110/
Penca671,078/
Paenkhot674/
Penssote671/
Pengkote671/
Pencó671/
Penchaat671/
Pemco671/
Pncco671/
Penquoit670/

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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 Pencott
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