Pendon Surname

60,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Pendon Surname User-submission:

Pendon comes from a Spanish word, pendón, which means 'banner'.

Pendon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,0541:14,3521,552
Spain6941:67,3666,027
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Canada651:566,85547,218
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Guam211:7,6251,143
France201:3,321,136213,627
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Pendón (13) are calculated separately.

Pendon (47) may also be a first name.

Pendon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pendon comes from a Spanish word, pendón, which means 'banner'.

- nicsp

Pendon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pendon (Marathi: पेन्दोन) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pendón. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pendon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pendon is the 60,036th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 867,875 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Pendon are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pendon is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 7,054 people, or 1 in 14,352. In The Philippines Pendon is most common in: Western Visayas, where 40 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 16 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 8 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.

Pendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pendon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pendon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pendon surname are 41.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88% registered with the political party.

The amount Pendon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 52.7% more than the national average, earning $34,665,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 55.75% more than the national average, earning $67,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $56,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pendón9413/
Pendong921,336/
Pendone928/
Paendon922/
Pindon83142/
Pendão8359/
Pendan8328/
Pendom8319/
Pendun833/
Pendán831/
Pemdon830/
Pendang77695/
Pendant77197/
Pendane7796/
Pindong7750/
Pendand772/
Pendousing751/
Pndun735/
Pndan733/
Pendhane7114/
Pendasen714/
Pendatin712/
Pindoung711/
Penndane711/
Pendam6712,486/
Pindan67423/
Pendum6752/
Pindom6732/
Pindun6711/
Pemdom679/
Pendanova672/
Pindoñ671/
Pindonová671/
Pintdoung671/

Pendon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pendon in the Marathi language
पेन्दोनpendona-

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