Penilton Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Penilton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Penilton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penilton is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penilton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penilton is the 2,255,512th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Penilton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Penilton reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States Penilton is primarily concentrated in: Mississippi, where 25 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Tennessee, where 15 percent reside.

Penilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penilton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penilton surname grew 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penilton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penilton last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Penilton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning $38,000 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 Penilton
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