Pencu Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pencu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pencu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4981:40,3175,130
Moldova351:101,75312,200
United States161:22,653,683662,747
India71:109,580,769786,157
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Pencu (15) may also be a first name.

Pencu Last Name Facts

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

Pencu (Hindi: पेन्चु) is most common in Romania. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pencu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 564,325th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The last name Pencu occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pencu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name globally It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 40,317. In Romania Pencu is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 45 percent are found, Dolj County, where 20 percent are found and Constanța County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Romania Pencu is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Pencu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pencu surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Pencu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penciu911,562/
Penchu9142/
Penczu9122/
Pencus9110/
Pengcu912/
Pencou911/
Pncu891/
Pencheu832/
Penchou831/
Penchau830/
Pincu80433/
Penku80201/
Pensu8027/
Penzu8022/
Penju8010/
Pîncu801/
Pencó801/
Pncus801/
Penchaud77189/
Pentcheu772/
Pentchou771/
Pentchui771/
Penschau770/
Pincus733,362/
Pinchu73289/
Pinciu73184/
Pentsu7332/
Penkeu7328/
Pendju7321/
Pensut7320/
Penkou7316/
Pengku7315/
Penkus7315/
Penkhu737/
Pencoe737/
Poensu735/
Pincau735/
Penjou734/
Pincui734/
Pynchu733/
Penzut733/
Penjeu733/
Penjui731/
Pensau731/
Peenju731/
Pensou731/
Pendzu731/
Penjuh731/
Pensus730/
Penchoo67111/
Penkhus6761/
Pentsou6733/
Pincius6715/
Pincaut6710/
Pinchui678/
Pentshu677/
Pinchus676/
Pincous676/
Pinchou676/
Pinchau673/
Penzuch672/
Pienkeu672/
Pengkui671/
Paengku671/
Pentzou671/
Penzout671/
Pinchut671/
Pengkuh671/
Pendzsu671/
Pincheu671/
Pnsu671/
Pynchuh671/
Paensui671/
Pincult670/
Pincust670/

Pencu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pencu in the Hindi language
पेन्चुpencu75
पेंचुpencu25

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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 Pencu
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