Pencs Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pencs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pencs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary711:138,25712,695
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Pencs Last Name Facts

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

Pencs occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pencs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pencs is the 2,106,139th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pencs reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Pencs is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 138,257. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Fejér County, where 38 percent live, Tolna County, where 31 percent live and Baranya County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Hungary this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penc89736/
Pencz80638/
Penci80159/
Pents80131/
Pench8070/
Pienc804/
Pends801/
Pnc7511/
Pendse731,931/
Penche73198/
Pentse7323/
Pencze7311/
Puents734/
Pentcz731/
Penz675,537/
Pinc67829/
Pencová67253/
Pentsch6748/
Pencova6744/
Pents'e6711/
Pent'se674/
Pnci673/
Pnch672/
Penč672/
Hpnc671/
Pync671/
Ppnc671/
Pntc671/
Pnds671/
Ppendse671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pencs
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