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Where Does The Last Name Pender Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pender (Hindi: पेन्दर, Marathi: पदेर, Russian: Пендер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pender? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 33,875^th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 465,004 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pender are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pender is also the 412,918^th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 432 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,310 people, or 1 in 43,617. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

Pender Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pender has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pender surname increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 128 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pender Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pender last name are 3.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pender earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.77% less than the national average, earning 204,989 kr per year; in Peru they earn 73.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,130 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning R 269,220 per year; in United States they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $42,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $49,924 CAD per year.