Penderson Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Penderson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penderson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Penderson Last Name Facts

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

Penderson (Russian: Пендерсон) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penderson? popularity and diffusion

Penderson is the 2,776,799th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Penderson live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Penderson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Penderson is most frequent in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, Missouri, where 19 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 19 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Penderson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penderson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penderson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penderson last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Penderson earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.71% less than the national average, earning $25,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.42% more than the national average, earning $55,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Penderson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penderson in the Russian language
Пендерсонpenderson-

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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
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  • 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 Penderson
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