Pency Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Pency Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pency Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pency (312) may also be a first name.

Pency Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pency is most common in Liberia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pency? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Pency is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Pency are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 497,456th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 312 people.

The surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 209,930. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 86 percent live, Grand Cape Mount County, where 5 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 5 percent live. Beside Liberia Pency occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pencey9123/
Pencay911/
Penchy910/
Pncy892/
Penchay833/
Penschy831/
Pence8017,154/
Penca801,078/
Penci80159/
Pensy8091/
Pincy803/
Penzy802/
Pncay801/
Pincay7321,647/
Pencea731,218/
Penzyi73199/
Penche73198/
Pencis73126/
Pencer73116/
Penczi7384/
Pensoy7368/
Penchi7355/
Pennsy7335/
Pentsy7327/
Pencet7321/
Pience7319/
Penzey7315/
Pencai7313/
Pencze7311/
Pencit739/
Pences737/
Pinchy736/
Penzay736/
Penjiy734/
Penshy733/
Penché733/
Pincys732/
Pencie732/
Pensey732/
Pentca731/
Pendzy731/
Penjay731/
Pennce731/
Pencce731/
Pencza731/
Pincoy731/
Penzzy731/
Pincey731/
Píncay731/
Pïncay731/
Penchai6765/
Pendsay6735/
Pnce6734/
Pendsey6729/
Penczer6724/
Pencher6719/
Pendzyi6712/
Penches6711/
Penschi678/
Pendzay676/
Penchet676/
Pendzey674/
Penchit673/
Pnci673/
Pnca673/
Pnxy672/
Penzich672/
Pentces672/
Penchih671/
Pentsyi671/
Pentzey671/
Pentzay671/
Pencier671/
Pinchey671/
Pencies670/
Penshey670/
Pencett670/
Penceer670/

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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 Pency
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