Penelton Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Penelton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Canada481:767,61660,775
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Penelton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penelton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Penelton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penelton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,111,382nd most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname Penelton is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Penelton reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 22 percent reside and Missouri, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The United States Penelton is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Singapore, where 0 percent reside.

Penelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penelton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Penelton last name grew 137 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penelton are 20.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Penelton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning $37,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,097 CAD per year.

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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 Penelton
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