View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Penders is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

Penders is the 129,868^th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,090,518 people. The last name Penders is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Penders reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Penders is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,590 people, or 1 in 10,621. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 57 percent live, South Holland, where 12 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Penders Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Penders has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penders surname grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 754 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Penders Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Penders last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penders earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $47,758 CAD per year.