Pencov Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Pencov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pencov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1071:33,2845,249
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Penčov (13) are calculated separately.

Pencov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pencov is held by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Penčov. Click here for further possible spellings of Pencov.

How Common Is The Last Name Pencov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Pencov reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 33,284. In Moldova it is mostly found in: Leova District, where 47 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent reside and Cantemir District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Moldova Pencov occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penčov9413/
Penchov9270/
Pencova9244/
Pencsov9212/
Penchova8669/
Pentchov863/
Penkov8311,980/
Penzov83449/
Penjov8348/
Pincov8336/
Pensov8334/
Penšov831/
Penkova7712,066/
Penzova773,823/
Pentsov77276/
Penčova77202/
Peunkov7799/
Pencoff7767/
Pensova7732/
Penkovs7722/
Penšova7715/
Pincova7712/
Penchob774/
Pinchov774/
Paenkov774/
Poenkov774/
Pen'kov772/
Penchow770/
Pnkov7313/
Pentsova71311/
Penchoff7191/
Penschow7170/
Penzhova712/
Pinchova712/
Pynkov67224/
Pinkov67187/
Pencap6727/
Pincow6713/
Penkow678/
Penkovová678/
Penkev676/
Penkof675/
Pnkova674/
Penkavova673/
Pincof673/
Penjof672/
Pinzov671/
Pimcov671/

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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 Pencov
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