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 occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penescu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penescu is the 565,092nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 13,013,475 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 widespread in Romania, where it is held by 532 people, or 1 in 37,740. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 33 percent are found, Argeș County, where 29 percent are found and Olt County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Romania this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Penescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penescu last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for 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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