Peninger Surname
Approximately 743 people bear this surname
Peninger Surname User-submission:
Peninger is an English surname that is supposedly derived from the occupation of treasurers; penny = peninger.
Peninger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 684 | 1:529,911 | 44,115 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
The alternate forms: Péninger (1) are calculated separately.
Peninger Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Peninger is an English surname that is supposedly derived from the occupation of treasurers; penny = peninger.
- ninaowensPeninger Demographics
Average Peninger Salary in
United States
$43,894 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peninger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peninger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peninger is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Péninger. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Peninger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 455,757th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname Peninger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Peninger are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 684 people, or 1 in 529,911. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 23 percent live, North Carolina, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 5 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.
Peninger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peninger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peninger surname expanded 556 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Peninger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Peninger surname are 36.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.72% being registered to vote for the political party.
Peninger earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 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
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