Penham Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Penham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Penham Demographics
Average Penham Salary in
United States
$86,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Penham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Penham occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Penham click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Penham are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Penham is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Penham is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 40 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 20 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found 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 incidence of Penham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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.
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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 Penham
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