Penham Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Penham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Penham Last Name Facts

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

Penham occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Penham live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Penham is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 40 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 20 percent reside. Barring England Penham exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Penham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Penham surname decreased 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penham Last Name Statistics demography

Penham earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.76% more than the national average, earning $86,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peniham921/
Penam9196/
Pengam83621/
Panham8399/
Pegnam8390/
Penjam8388/
Penhan8316/
Peniam8314/
Petnam8312/
Penaim8312/
Paenam839/
Peenam835/
Phenam833/
Pinham833/
Pename832/
Ponham831/
Penyam831/
Peynam831/
Peanam831/
Paenhom7765/
Phenhan7744/
Pheniam7718/
Petneam7711/
Phetnam779/
Penahan775/
Pineham775/
Phengam775/
Pengaim775/
Pienyam772/
Penjeam772/
Pengeam772/
Petniam772/
Penhand771/
Pheinam771/
Penyame771/
Phenyam771/
Peinyam771/
Phenjam771/
Petnaim771/
Petnjam771/
Petgnam771/
Pethnam771/
Paenaim771/
Peengam771/
Peineam771/
Penjhan771/
Peangam771/
Peanhan771/
Painham770/
Pinjham770/
Penehan770/
Penan731,595/
Panam731,595/
Ponam73277/
Pinam73162/
Pynam73139/
Penom734/
Phengiam71467/
Phenngam7195/
Phengnam7162/
Penachim7117/
Peanngam718/
Phetniam718/
Phaennam716/
Phaenhom714/
Pengehan714/
Phetneam713/
Penassim711/
Pinahame711/
Phetnaum711/
Phonnham711/
Pheangam711/
Pethneam711/
Pethniam711/
Ponnam6714,964/
Peanan671,554/
Painam67941/
Penane67596/
Panhom67485/
Penant67355/
Pannam67252/
Penang67164/
Paynam67150/
Pinhom67119/
Pengan6796/
Penjan6790/
Phanam6782/
Phanom6774/
Phengniam6774/
Phonam6752/
Penain6735/
Penand6732/
Puinam6729/
Pinhan6725/
Paanam6721/
Piniam6721/
Pitnam6719/
Penian6715/
Paneam6714/
Pingam6712/
Piname6712/
Pegnan6710/
Peinan679/
Pegnom678/
Penean677/
Pinjam676/
Penjom675/
Pienan675/
Petnan674/
Panaim674/
Poneam674/
Pinyam674/
Panaum673/
Pinamm672/
Pignam672/
Phenom672/
Penanh672/
Ponhom672/
Poinam671/
Ponaam671/
Ponamm671/
Pujnam671/
Penyan671/
Pinaam671/
Pahnam671/
Penañe671/
Pehnan671/
Pejnan671/
Penome671/
Pinaum671/
Ponaim671/
Ponaum671/
Panaam671/
Penahn671/
Peangnaum671/
Peenan670/
Phenan670/
Puynam670/

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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
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  • 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 Penham
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