Penfield Surname

208,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Penfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8291:198,17319,521
England1001:557,18134,216
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8551:58,7356,505

Penfield (44) may also be a first name.

Penfield Last Name Facts

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

Penfield is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Penfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 208,929th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,682,439 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Penfield live; 94 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 44 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,829 people, or 1 in 198,173. In The United States Penfield is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Penfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penfield surname rose 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Penfield last name are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.24% registered with the party.

The amount Penfield earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $41,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennfield9414/
Penafield946/
Penefield942/
Penifield941/
Penyfield940/
Pennyfield89118/
Pennifield8927/
Pennefield891/
Benfield889,023/
Pinfield88738/
Ponfield8817/
Panfield887/
Punfield885/
Penfiled882/
Penfeild882/
Pemfield880/
Benefield828,706/
Benifield82267/
Benafield82110/
Beinfield8231/
Behnfield8227/
Beenfield8220/
Bennfield8210/
Beanfield823/
Peñafield823/
Pinnfield821/
Benufield821/
Benyfield820/
Benofield820/
Benffield820/
Benfieldd820/
Bienfield820/
Penfold8011,293/
Benfeld8076/
Panfeld806/
Benfild803/
Penfald801/
Penflod801/
Pinfeld800/
Penfuld800/
Bennefield781,204/
Bennifield78113/
Bennafield7873/
Beniefield7810/
Beneyfield782/
Beneifield781/
Bennyfield781/
Benfield Y781/
Benuefield780/
Bowenfield780/
Beunifield780/
Beanefield780/
Banfield7511,145/
Bonfield752,178/
Binfield75605/
Bunfield75260/
Pinfildi75148/
Benfeldt75124/
Büenfeld7580/
Benefeld7567/
Behnfeld7546/
Buenfeld7540/
Buenfild7539/
Beinfeld7531/
Bienfeld7512/
Penifold755/
Benfiled754/
Penfould753/
Benefild752/
Benfeild752/
Benifeld752/
Beanfild751/
Benfeeld751/
Bnafield751/
Pinfilde751/
Benfelde751/
Benfelid751/
Benniefield7490/
Benneyfield740/
Bienefeld71809/
Bonifield71632/
Pennifold71313/
Bennefeld71277/
Behnfeldt71261/
Beenfeldt71211/
Bonafield7180/
Benefeldt7176/
Bonefield7155/
Bonyfield7118/
Benefelde7114/
Bennfeldt7113/
Benefiled7111/
Benefeild716/
Binnfield716/
Bueenfeld716/
Bainfield713/
Banafield712/
Benefoeld712/
Bonnfield712/
Byenfeldt712/
Banifield711/
Bennifeld711/
Buonfield711/
Beinfeild711/
Banefield711/
Banfiield711/
Baanfield711/
Benifelde711/
Bienfeldt711/
Banffield710/
Boonfield710/
Bounfield710/
Binefield710/
Bennefild710/
Buenfeldt710/
Bunafield710/
Benifeeld710/
Pinfold671,626/
Benfold67203/
Bonnifield67110/
Bonfeld6796/
Bonfild6757/
Binfeld678/
Benfelt672/
Bennefeild672/
Bonnafield672/
Boehnfeldt672/
Banfeld671/
Boniefield671/
Bennafeild671/
Binnifield671/
Benniefild671/
Bienefeldt671/
Beinefeldt671/
Panfold670/
Bonnefield670/
Bonnyfield670/
Bounifield670/
Behnefeldt670/
Boanofield670/
Boainfield670/
Pennfält632/

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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 Penfield
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