Penington Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

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

Penington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:979,61972,663
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Australia541:499,92037,885
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9091:26,3063,233

Penington (49) may also be a first name.

Penington Last Name Facts

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

Penington is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Penington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 592,650th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Penington live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Penington is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 49 people.

Penington is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 979,619. In The United States Penington is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent live, Oklahoma, where 11 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Penington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penington last name decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penington are 31.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Penington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning $61,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pengington952/
Peninngton951/
Pinington89176/
Penengton891/
Penincton891/
Panington891/
Peningtan890/
Peningtom890/
Pannington843/
Ponnington840/
Painington840/
Phenningtan804/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penington
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