Penescu Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Penescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5321:37,7404,814
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Penescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penescu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penescu is the 565,092nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. The surname Penescu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Penescu live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 532 people, or 1 in 37,740. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 33 percent reside, Argeș County, where 29 percent reside and Olt County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Penescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penescu surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Penescu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $56,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poenescu93103/
Pienescu9321/
Penesu9221/
Pănescu86388/
Ponescu8693/
Pinescu865/
Poinescu8012/
Pionescu802/
Pingescu801/
Peunesku801/
Peneku77156/
Penicud7133/
Ponesku711/
Penicau711/
Phenicu710/
Penicaud67887/
Penicaut67246/
Phenicus671/
Petnisku671/
Penicault6318/
Peniku6237/
Pinisu624/
Penicó621/
Pinicus571/
Pénicaud5329/
Pénicaut5319/
Peniquaud509/

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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 Penescu
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