Penecost Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Penecost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Penecost Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Penecost Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penecost has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penecost? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Penecost occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Penecost live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Penecost is mostly found in: Indiana, where 20 percent are found, Louisiana, where 20 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 20 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Penecost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penecost has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penetcost941/
Penecois881/
Penacost881/
Penichost8244/
Penicot8044/
Penecko801/
Penechko75129/
Penecate755/
Penycott750/
Penicott750/
Penico7161/
Pineco713/
Pénichost712/
Peneca711/
Phenico6729/
Peneaca674/
Peneacă671/
Payneco671/
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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 Penecost
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