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 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.

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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  • 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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