Penelle Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Penelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2251:295,21245,187
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pénelle (1) are calculated separately.

Penelle (10) may also be a first name.

Penelle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penelle is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Pénelle. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penelle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 701,000th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Penelle live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Penelle is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

Penelle is most widely held in France, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 295,212. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 34 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside. Barring France this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Penelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penelle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penelle surname increased 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penelle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penelle last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penelle earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 57.14% more than the national average, earning $67,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.9% less than the national average, earning $39,297 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pénelle951/
Pesnelle9380/
Penielle933/
Penelles931/
Penele926/
Penella861,089/
Pinelle86262/
Ponelle86203/
Penelly86104/
Penelli8698/
Panelle8653/
Pegnele861/
Peneile861/
Ponnelle80468/
Penellis8056/
Panelley8018/
Pannelle8014/
Peanelli809/
Pinelles805/
Pynielle802/
Penillet802/
Peenhele801/
Peinella801/
Peanella801/
Phenella801/
Petnelli801/
Pinielle801/
Pegnelli801/
Phenille800/
Painelle800/
Penheale800/
Pengel771,736/
Pinele7734/
Penile7722/
Penhel776/
Ponlle771/
Peneul771/
Panlle771/
Peneal771/
Peneil771/
Peemöller75606/
Pengilley75593/
Peemüller7535/
Pettnelli751/
Pinelli719,688/
Penilla714,191/
Panelli713,469/
Pinella71476/
Penisel7162/
Penesel7152/
Panelly7137/
Ponelli7132/
Pinelly7118/
Pineill7118/
Penilli712/
Panille712/
Pegnile711/
Peneșel711/
Peneşel711/
Phenley711/
Petnile711/
Pinhele711/
Painele711/
Phinelle's711/
Pengill711/
Peneisl711/
Paynele710/
Phenles710/
Pengilly671,487/
Ponle67722/
Piniella67641/
Pannelli67262/
Pemöller67218/
Panle67215/
Painelli67152/
Poinelli67109/
Peanilla6769/
Pinellis6733/
Pionelli6725/
Pignelli677/
Pinellia673/
Peinilla671/
Poinella671/
Pinellii671/
Pinillie671/
Panielly671/
Paneelli671/
Pengilli671/
Pannelly670/
Ponnelly670/

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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 Penelle
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