Penfare Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Penfare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Penfare 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
England221:2,532,63991,802
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Penfare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penfare is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penfare? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penfare live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 77 percent live, Essex, where 18 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 5 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Penfare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penfare has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Penfare surname expanded 550 percent between 1881 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
Pinfar771/
Penfor771/
Penford71718/
Pinfari71111/
Pinfore711/
Penfort711/
Pinffere679/
Puenphar671/
Penfourt671/
Penforth670/
Penfourd670/
Pinfor621/
Pinferi5788/
Pinfort5755/
Pinfori571/
Pinfora571/
Pemphire5321/
Pemfoura531/
Pinfortt530/
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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 Penfare
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